Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)American School of Correspondence
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Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)
American School of Correspondence
Accounting; Business; Commerce
38. _Labor--Cutting Department._ Charged with the wages of all men
employed in cutting department, including foreman.
39. _Labor--Manufacturing Department._ Charged with the wages of all
harness makers, and others employed in the harness manufacturing
department.
40. _Inventory Adjustment._ An account used for the temporary
adjustment of inventories for the purpose of obtaining monthly
balances. At the end of the fiscal period, or whenever the books
are closed, the balance of this account is transferred to inventory
accounts.
Accounts 34 to 40, inclusive, are finally closed into a harness
manufacturing account.
The same instructions apply to accounts 41 to 47, inclusive, in respect
to the collar department, and to accounts 48 to 54, inclusive, in
respect to the saddlery department.
55. _Power, Heat and Light._ Charged with all fuel and electric power,
consumed for power, heat and light.
56. _Engine Room Supplies._ Charged with all oils, waste and other
supplies, used in the engine room.
57. _Salaries--Superintendents and Factory Clerks._ Charged with
salaries of general superintendent, superintendent's clerk and all
clerks employed exclusively in the factory, as time keepers and clerks.
58. _Wages--Engineers and Miscellaneous._ Charged with wages of
engineer and assistants, wages of shipping clerk and assistants, wages
of receiving and stock clerks, wages of all general laborers whose time
is not chargeable to a specific department.
59. _General Factory Expense._ Charged with all miscellaneous items of
factory expense not provided for in other accounts.
60. _Repairs and Maintenance--Buildings._ Charged with all material and
labor consumed in the repairs and maintenance of buildings.
61. _Repairs and Maintenance--Machinery._ Charged with same items as
No. 60, as applied to machinery.
62. _Repairs and Maintenance--Tools._ Same as No. 61, applied to tools.
Accounts 55 to 62, inclusive, are closed into a manufacturing expense
adjustment account, monthly. This account is credited with expense
charged to each departmental manufacturing account, the distribution
being made on a percentage basis.
63. _Sales--Harness Department._ Credited with the amount of all sales
in the harness department.
64. _Returns and Allowances._ Charged with all returns and allowances
on account of harness sales, except cash discount.
65. _Inventory Adjustment._ An account used for the temporary
adjustment of inventories of finished stock, for the purpose of
obtaining monthly statements of gross profits. At the end of the
fiscal year, the balance of the account is transferred to inventory of
finished goods account, through the trading account.
Accounts 63 to 65, inclusive, are closed into a harness trading
account, at the end of the fiscal year. For purposes of comparison,
monthly trading statements are made, leaving these accounts undisturbed
until the end of the year.
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