Frito-Lay, Inc., manufactures snack foods. Production of Doritos occurs in four steps: cleaning, mixing, cooking, and drying and packaging. The accounting records of a Frito-Lay plant, located in Casa Grande, Arizona included the following information for Doritos in its Drying and Packaging Department during a week.
Summary of Units
Work in process, beginning, 5,000 cases
Units transferred in from the Cooking Department, 20,000
Units completed, 21,000
Work in process, ending, 4,000 units, 40% completed for conversion costs
Summary of Costs
Work in process, beginning ($29,000 transferred-in costs,
$9,060 conversion costs) $38,060
Transferred in from the Cooking Department 96,000
Direct materials added (at the end of the process) 25,200
Conversion costs added 38,400
Total costs to account for $197,660
Instructions:
- Prepare a cost of production report for the Drying and Packaging Department.
- Prepare all journal entries associated with the department.
- Post the above entries to a “T” account, making sure it balances with the amount you assigned to ending work in process on the cost of production report.