Harrelson Company manufactures pizza sauce through two production departments: Cooking and Canning. In each process, materials and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. For the month of April, the work in process accounts show the following debits. Cooking CanningBeginning work in process $0 $4,750Materials 22,800 10,900Labor 9,430 7,230Overhead 33,800 28,100Costs transferred in 55,900Journalize the April transactions.

Solution:

Instructions Journalize the April transactions:

Date                           Account Titles and Explanation

4/30                              Work in Process—Cooking

                                     Work in Process—Canning

                                                     Raw Materials Inventory

4/30                              Work in Process—Cooking

                                     Work in Process—Canning

                                                              Factory Labor

4/30                             Work in Process—Cooking

                                   Work in Process—Canning

                                                  Manufacturing Overhead

4/30                             Work in Process—Canning

                                    Work in Process—Cooking

Cooking and out the debits

Debit                               Credit          

22,800

10,900                             33,700      

9,400

7,230                              16,630

33,800

28,100                            61,900

55,900                          

                                      55,900