Preston & Grover Soap Company manufactures powdered detergent. Phosphate is placed in process in the...

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Preston & Grover Soap Company manufactures powdered detergent. Phosphate is placed in process in the Making Department, where it is turned into granulars. The output of Making is transferred to the Packing Department, where packaging is added at the beginning of the process. On July 1, Preston & Grover Soap Company had the following inventories:
Line Item Description Amount
Finished Goods $10,210
Work in ProcessMaking 3,970
Work in ProcessPacking 5,170
Materials 2,240
Departmental accounts are maintained for factory overhead, which both have zero balances on July 1.
Manufacturing operations for July are summarized as follows:
Line Item Description Amount
a. Materials purchased on account $127,160
b. Materials requisitioned for use:
PhosphateMaking Department $84,000
PackagingPacking Department 29,220
Indirect materialsMaking Department 3,290
Indirect materialsPacking Department 1,180
c. Labor used:
Direct laborMaking Department $60,010
Direct laborPacking Department 40,500
Indirect laborMaking Department 11,620
Indirect laborPacking Department 20,830
d. Depreciation charged on fixed assets:
Making Department $10,960
Packing Department 9,050
e. Expired prepaid factory insurance:
Making Department $2,080
Packing Department 830
f. Applied factory overhead:
Making Department $28,640
Packing Department 31,640
g. Production costs transferred from Making Department to Packing Department $173,140
h. Production costs transferred from Packing Department to Finished Goods $272,490
i. Cost of goods sold during the period

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