Bohon Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product contains the following information concerning direct materials:
During the year, the company completed the following transactions concerning direct materials:
a. Purchased 19,700 pounds of raw material at a price of $4.70 per pound.
b. Used 18,500 pounds of the raw material to produce 18,400 units of work in process.
The company calculated the following direct materials variances for the year:
Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation.

-When recording the raw materials used in production in transaction (b)above,the Work in Process inventory account will increase (decrease)by:
A) $101,200
B) ($101,200)
C) $101,750
D) ($101,750)

Question

Bohon Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The standard cost card for the company's only product contains the following information concerning direct materials:
  During the year, the company completed the following transactions concerning direct materials:
a. Purchased 19,700 pounds of raw material at a price of $4.70 per pound.
b. Used 18,500 pounds of the raw material to produce 18,400 units of work in process.
The company calculated the following direct materials variances for the year:
  Assume that all transactions are recorded on the below worksheet, which is similar to the worksheet shown in your text except that it has been divided into two parts so that it fits on one page. The beginning balances in each of the accounts have been given. PP&E (net) stands for Property, Plant, and Equipment net of depreciation.
  
-When recording the raw materials used in production in transaction (b)above,the Work in Process inventory account will increase (decrease)by:
A) $101,200 
B) ($101,200) 
C) $101,750 
D) ($101,750)

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Work in Process increases by the standard cost of the standard quantity of raw materials allowed for the actual output, which is SQ × SP = (18,400 units × 1.0 pounds per unit) × $5.50 per pound = 18,400 pounds × $5.50 per pound = $101,200.

Bohon Corporation Manufactures One Product