Question & Answer: Entries for process cost system Preston & Grover Soap Company manufactures powdered detergent. Phosphate is placed in pro…..

Entries for process cost system Preston & Grover Soap Company manufactures powdered detergent. Phosphate is placed in process in the Making Department, where it is turned into granulars. The output of Making is transferred to the Packing Department, where packaging is added at the beginning of the process. On July 1, Preston & Grover Soap Company had the following inventories: Finished Goods $13,500 Work in Process-Making 6,790 Work in Process-Packing 7,350 Materials 5,100 Departmental accounts are maintained for factory overhead, which both have zero balances on July 1. Manufacturing operations for July are summarized as follows: a. Materials purchased on account $149,800 b. Materials requisitioned for use: Phosphate-Making Department $105,700 Packaging-Packing Department 31,300 Indirect materials-Making Department 4,980 Indirect materials-Packing Department 18,300 c. Labor used: Direct labor-Making Department $ 32,400 Direct labor-Packing Department 40,900 Indirect labor-Making Department 15,400 Indirect labor-Packing Department 18,300 d. Depreciation charged on fixed assets: Making Department $ 10,700 Packing Department 7,900 e. Expired prepaid factory insurance: Making Department $ 2,000 Packing Department 1,500 f. Applied factory overhead: Making Department $ 32,570 Packing Department 30,050 g. Production costs transferred from Making Department to Packing Department $166,790 h. Production costs transferred from Packing Department to Finished Goods $263,400 i. Cost of goods sold during the period $265,200 Instructions 1. Journalize the entries to record the operations, identifying each entry by letter. 2. Compute the July 31 balances of the inventory accounts. 3. Compute the July 31 balances of the factory overhead accounts.