Chapter 20

Part two

Accumulating Manufacturing Cost Accumulating Manufacturing Cost

The subsidiary ledger consists of individual records for each item of raw materials

May be accounts or manually/mechanically prepared cards

May be kept as computer data files

The records are referred to as materials inventory records or stores ledger cards

Raw Materials Costs - Continued

LO 2 Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

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Postings are made daily to the subsidiary ledger

After all postings, the sum of the balances in the raw materials subsidiary ledger equals the balance in the Raw Materials Inventory control account

Raw Materials Costs - Continued

LO 2: Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

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Procedures for accumulating factory labor costs similar to those for computing the payroll for a merchandising company

Consists ofGross earnings of factory workersEmployer payroll taxes on such earnings, andFringe benefits incurred by the employer

Factory Labor Costs

LO 2: Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

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Factory Labor Costs - Continued

LO 2: Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting systems.

Debited to Factory Labor when incurred

Example:Wallace Manufacturing incurs $32,000 of factory labor costs, of which

$27,000 relates to wages payable and $5,000 relates to payroll taxes payable in January.

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Many types of overhead costs

For example, machinery repairs, indirect materials, and indirect labor

Debit to Manufacturing Overhead Daily as incurred orPeriodically through adjusting entries

Manufacturing overhead is a control account

Subsidiary ledger consists of individual accounts for each type of cost

Manufacturing Overhead Costs

LO 2 Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

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Example:The following is a summary entry to record the totals from multiple transactions that occurred during January for the Wallace Manufacturing Company.

Manufacturing Overhead Costs - Continued

LO 2 Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

When incurred, factory labor costs are debited to:

a. Work in Process.

b. Factory Wages Expense.

c. Factory Labor.

d. Factory Wages Payable.

Review Question

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LO 2 Explain the flow of costs in a job order cost accounting system.

Assigning Manufacturing Costs to Work In Process Assigning Manufacturing Costs to Work In Process

Manufacturing costs are assigned to Work in Process with

Debits to Work in Process Inventory

Credits to Raw Materials InventoryFactory LaborManufacturing Overhead

Entries assigning costs to Work in Process are usually made monthly

An essential accounting record in assigning costs to jobs is a job cost sheet

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Job cost sheet

Used to record costs of a specific job

Used to determine the total and unit costsof a completed job

Postings to job cost sheets are made daily

Each entry to a Work in Process Inventory must be accompanied by a corresponding posting to one or more job cost sheets.

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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A Typical Job Cost Sheet

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Assigning Raw Materials Cost

Assigned to a job when materials are issued

A materials requisition slip

Written authorization for issuing raw

materials

May be directly issued to use on a job - direct

materials,

May be considered indirect materials – part of

manufacturing overheadLO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Materials Requisition Slip

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Assigning Raw Materials Cost

Requisition is prepared in duplicate

One copy stays in the storeroom as evidence of materials released

The original goes to accounting to determine the cost per unit and total cost of materials used

Posted daily to individual job cost sheets and periodically journalized

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

Example:Assume that $24,000 of direct materials and $6,000 of indirect materials are used by Wallace Company in January.

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LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

Assigning Raw Materials Cost

The sum of the direct materials columns of the job cost sheets should equal the direct materials debited to Work in Process Inventory

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Assigning Factory Labor Cost

Assigned to jobs on the basis of time tickets

Time tickets are prepared when the work is performed

Time tickets indicateEmployeeHours workedAccount and job chargedTotal labor cost

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Time Ticket

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

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Assigning Factory Labor

Time tickets are sent to payroll to be sorted, totaled, and journalized

Work in Process is debited for direct labor costs

Manufacturing overhead is debited for indirect labor costs

Factory labor is left with a zero balance

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

Example:Assume that total factory labor cost is $32,000 of total factory labor cost which consists of $28,000 of direct labor cost and $4,000 of indirect labor cost.

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LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.

Job Cost Sheets After Posting

The sum of the direct labor columns of the job cost sheets should equal the direct labor debited to Work in Process Inventory.

The source documents for assigning material and factory labor costs to job cost sheets are:

a. Invoices and time tickets.

b. Invoices and payroll register.

c. Materials requisition slips and payroll register.

d. Materials requisition slips and time tickets.

Review Question

Assigning Manufacturing Costs to Work in Process

Assigning Manufacturing Costs to Work in Process

LO 3 Explain the nature and importance of a job cost sheet.