Prepare summary journal entries to record the following transactions for a company in its first month of operations. a. Raw materials purchased on account, $102,000. b. Direct materials used in production, $42,500. Indirect materials used in production, $15,000. c. Paid cash for factory payroll, $55,000. Of this total, $37,000 is for direct labor and $18,000 is for indirect labor. d. Paid cash for other actual overhead costs, $8,375. e. Applied overhead at the rate of 125% of direct labor cost. f. Transferred cost of jobs completed to finished goods, $72,600. g1. Jobs that had a cost of $72,600 were sold. g2. Sold jobs on account for $104,000.

Answer and Explanation:

The journal entries are given below:

a. Raw materials inventory A/c Dr $102,000

         To Accounts payable A/c   $102,000

(To record raw material purchased on credit)

b. Work in progress inventory A/c Dr $42,500

        To Raw materials inventory A/c $42,500

(To record used in production)

Factory overhead A/c Dr $15,000

          To Raw materials inventory A/c $15,000

(To record indirect material used

c. Work in progress inventory A/c Dr $37,000

  Factory overhead A/c Dr $18,000

                   To cash A/c $55,000

(To record factory payroll is paid in cash)

d. Factory overhead A/c Dr $8,375

                 To Cash A/c $8,375

(To record other actual overhead is paid for cash)

e. Work in progress inventory A/c Dr $46,250    ($37,000 × 125%)

            To Factory overhead A/c $46,250

(To record applied overhead)

f. Finished goods inventory A/c Dr $72,600

       To Work in progress inventory A/c  $72,600

(To record transferred goods)

g1. Cost of goods sold A/c Dr $72,600

          To  Finished goods inventory A/c $72,600

(To record the job cost)

g2. Accounts receivable A/c Dr $104,000

                 To Sales A/c $104,000

(To record jobs are sold on account)

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