Answer the following questions using the information below:
Emerging Dock Company manufactures boat docks on an assembly line. Its standard costing system uses two cost categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each product must pass through the Assembly Department and the Finishing Department. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the production process. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production.
Data for the Assembly Depatment for May

20 X 5

are:
Work in process, beginuning inventory:

\quad\quad\quad70 \text { units }

Direct materials (100\% complete)
Conversion costs (

25 \%

complete)

\text { Units started during May }

\quad\quad\quad40 \text { units }

Work in process, ending inventory:

\quad\quad\quad40 \text { units }

Direct materials (

100 \%

complete)
Conversion costs (

50 \%

complete)

Costs for May:
Standard costs for Assembly:
Direct materials

\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$ 8,000 \text { per unit }

Conversion costs

\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\$ 32,000 \text { per unit }

Work in process, beginning inventory:

\quad\quad\quad \$280,000

Direct materials Conversion costs

\quad\quad\quad\quad \$520,000

-Which of the following journal entries records the total conversion costs variances of the Assembly Department,assuming that conversion costs are 20% higher than expected?
A)

\begin{array} { l } \text {Work in Process - Assembly }&3,360,000 \\ \text { Conversion-Cost Variances}&560,000 \\\text { Ascembly Department Conuersion Cost Control }&2,800,000 \\\end{array}

\begin{array}{l}\text { Assembly Department Conversion Costs Allocated } \quad 3,360,000\\\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct Materials Variances } & 560,000 \\\text { Finishing Department Conversion Cost Control } & 2,800,000\end{array}\end{array}

\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assembly Department Conversion Costs Allocated } & 2,800,000 \\\text { Conversion-Cost Variances } & 560,000\\\text {Assembly Department Conversion Cost Control }&3,360,000\end{array}

\begin{array} { l } \text {Work in Process - Asæmbly }&560,000 \\ \text {Assembly Department Conversion Cost Control }&560,000 \\\end{array}

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