In: Accounting
The following information concerns production in the Forging
Department for November. All direct materials are placed into the
process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are
incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory
consists of $9,000 of direct materials.
ACCOUNT Work in Process—Forging Department | ACCOUNT NO. | ||||||||
Date | Item | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
Debit | Credit | ||||||||
Nov. | 1 | Bal., 900 units, 60% completed | 10,566 | ||||||
30 | Direct materials, 12,900 units | 123,840 | 134,406 | ||||||
30 | Direct labor | 21,650 | 156,056 | ||||||
30 | Factory overhead | 16,870 | 172,926 | ||||||
30 | Goods transferred, ? units | ? | ? | ||||||
30 | Bal., 1,400 units, 70% completed | ? |
Cost per equivalent units of $9.60 for Direct Materials and $3.00 for Conversion Costs.
Based on the above data, determine each of the following amounts.
If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places. Round final answers (a-c) to the nearest dollar.
a. Cost of beginning work in process inventory
completed in November.
$
b. Cost of units transferred to the next
department during November.
$
c. Cost of ending work in process inventory on
November 30.
$
d. Costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion included in the November 1 beginning work in process. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Direct materials cost per equivalent unit | $ |
Conversion cost per equivalent unit | $ |
e. The November increase or decrease in costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Increase or Decrease | Amount | |
Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit | Decrease | $ |
Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit | Increase | $ |
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Forging Department | |||||
Cost of Production Report-Forging Department | |||||
For the Month Ended Nov 31 | Equivalent Units | ||||
Unit information | Physical Units | Materials | Conversion | ||
Units charged to production: | |||||
Inventory in process Nov 1 | 900.00 | ||||
Direct materials received | 12,900.00 | ||||
Total units accounted for by the Forging Department | 13,800.00 | ||||
Units to be assigned costs: | |||||
Inventory in process Nov 1 | 900.00 | - | 360.00 | Materials are introduced in the beginning so 100% is already completed for materials. So in this month 0% is completed. So Equivalent units are calculated as 10,800 * 0%. Similarly 60% is already completed for conversion. So in this month 40% is completed. So Equivalent units are calculated as 10,800 * 60%. | |
Started and completed in Nov | 11,500.00 | 11,500.00 | 11,500.00 | See note B | |
Goods transferred out in Nov | 12,400.00 | 11,500.00 | 11,860.00 | ||
Inventory in process, Nov 30 | 1,400.00 | 1,400.00 | 980.00 | This is closing units multiplied by % of completion | |
Total units to be assigned costs: | 13,800.00 | 12,900.00 | 12,840.00 | ||
Cost Information | Total | ||||
Costs per equivalent unit | |||||
Total costs for Nov in Forging Department | 123,840.00 | 38,520.00 | |||
Total equivalent units | 12,900.00 | 12,840.00 | |||
Cost per equivalent unit | 9.60 | 3.00 | |||
Costs assigned to production: | |||||
Inventory in process, Nov 1 | 9,000.00 | 1,566.00 | 10,566.00 | ||
Costs incurred in Nov | 123,840.00 | 38,520.00 | 162,360.00 | ||
Total costs accounted for by the Forging Department | 172,926.00 | ||||
Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units | |||||
Inventory in process, Nov 1 balance | 9,000.00 | 1,566.00 | 10,566.00 | ||
To complete inventory in process, Nov 1 | - | 1,080.00 | 1,080.00 | Answer a | |
Cost of completed Nov 1 work in process | 9,000.00 | 2,646.00 | 11,646.00 | ||
Started and completed in Nov | 110,400.00 | 34,500.00 | 144,900.00 | ||
Transferred to next Department in Nov | 156,546.00 | Answer b | |||
Inventory in process, Nov 30 | 13,440.00 | 2,940.00 | 16,380.00 | ||
Total costs assigned by the Forging Department | 172,926.00 | Answer c |
Goods transferred out in Nov | |
Opening work in process | 900.00 |
Add: Materials received | 12,900.00 |
Less: Closing work in process | 1,400.00 |
Goods transferred out in Nov | 12,400.00 |
Started and completed in Nov | Note B |
Goods transferred out in Nov | 12,400.00 |
Less: Opening work in process | 900.00 |
Started and completed in Nov | 11,500.00 |
Answer d | |||
Calculation of beginning Costs per equivalent unit | Physical Units | Materials | Conversion |
Inventory in process Nov 1 | 900.00 | 900.00 | 540.00 |
Costs | 9,000.00 | 1,566.00 | |
Beginning Costs per equivalent unit | 10.00 | 2.90 |
Answer e | Materials | |
Beginning Costs per equivalent unit | 10.00 | |
Costs per equivalent unit for Nov | 9.60 | |
Decrease by | (0.40) | |
Answer e | Conversion | |
Beginning Costs per equivalent unit | 2.90 | |
Costs per equivalent unit for Nov | 3.00 | |
Increase by | 0.10 |