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Lubricants, Inc., produces a special kind of grease that is widely used by race

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Lubricants, Inc., produces a special kind of grease that is widely used by race car drivers. The grease is produced in two processing departments-Refining and Blending. Raw materials are introduced at various points in the Refining Department The following incomplete Work in Process account is available for the Refining Department for March: Work in Process Refining Departeent March 1 balance 34,209 Completed and transferred to Blending Materials Direct labor Overhead March 31 balance 148,600 1,280 479,000 The March 1 work in process inventory in the Refining Department consists of the following elements: materials, $9,000; direct labor, $3,700; and overhead, $21,500. Costs incurred during March in the Blending Department were: materials used, $44,000, direct labor, $16,800, and overhead cost applied to production, $117,000. Required 1. Prepare journal entries to record the costs incurred in both the Refining Department and Blending Department during March. Key your entries to the items (a) through (g) below

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Transactions General Journal Debit ($) Credit($) A. WIP - Refining Department 148,600 WIP- Blending Department 44,000 To Raw Materials 192,600 B. WIP- Refining Dept. 71,200 WIP- Blending Dept. 16,800 To Salaries $ Wages Payable 88,000 C. Manufacturing Overhead 706,000 To Accounts Payable 706,000 D-1 WIP- Refining Dept. 479,000 To Manufacturing Overhead 479,000 D-2 WIP- Blending Dept. 117,000 Manufacturing overhead 117,000 E. WIP- Blending Dept. 672,000 To WIP- Refining Dept. 672,000 F. Finished Goods 760,000 To WIP- Blending Dept. 760,000 G-1 Accounts Receivable 1 ,390,000 To Sales 1,390,000 G-2 Cost of Goods Sold 680,000 To Finished Goods 680,000