Friday, November 11, 2011

PR 20-3A Wilmington Chemical Company manufactures specialty chemicals by a series of three processes, all materials being introduced in the Distilling

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PR 20-3A Wilmington Chemical Company manufactures specialty chemicals by a series of three processes, all materials being introduced in the Distilling Department. From the Distilling Department, the materials pass through the Reaction and Filling Departments, emerging as finished chemicals. The balance in the account Work in Process - Filling was as follows on December 1, 2010:

AND SO ON

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prepare a cost of production report for the Filling department for December.
2. Journalize the entries for costs transferred from Reaction to Filling and the cost transferred from filling to finished goods.
3. Determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit from November to December for direct materials and conversion costs.
4. Discuss the uses of the cost of production report and the results of part (3).

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