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The following is partial information for the month of March for Macmillan International Inc., a two-department...

The following is partial information for the month of March for Macmillan International Inc., a two-department manufacturer that uses process costing:

Determine assignment of costs.

Work in process, beginning (67% converted)
15,000
units
Costs of beginning work in process:
 Transferred in from department A
$ 9,500
 Materials
0
 Conversion
11,200
Units completed and transferred out during March
45,000
units
Units transferred in during March from department A
?
units
Work in process, ending (37.5% converted)
16,000
units
Materials costs added during March
$13,000
Conversion costs added during March
$63,000
Other information:

1. Material is introduced at the beginning in department A and more material is added at the very end in department B.
2. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout both processes.
3. As the process in department A is completed, goods are immediately transferred to department B; as goods are completed in department B, they are transferred to finished goods.
4. Unit costs of production in department A in March were as follows:
Materials
$0.55
Conversion
0.40
Total
$0.95
5. The company uses the weighted-average method.
Instructions

a. Calculate the cost of goods transferred out of department B in March.
$117,720

b. Calculate the cost of the March ending work in process inventory in department B

Solutions

Expert Solution

a. Cost of Goods transferred out = $117717 or $117720 (due to rounding off)

b. Cost of ending WIP = $22683 or $22680

Physical units Transferred in Material Conversion
Work in Process Beginning 15000
Started during the period 46000
To account for 61000
Units transferred 45000 45000 45000 45000
Work in Process Ending 16000 16000 0 6000
Accounted for 61000
Equivalent units 61000 45000 51000
Transferred in Material Conversion Total
Cost of Beginning Work in Process $             9,500 $                    -   $              11,200 $             20,700
Cost added during the period $           43,700 $           13,000 $              63,000 $          119,700
Total Cost to account for $           53,200 $           13,000 $              74,200 $          140,400
Equivalent units of Production 61000 45000 51000
Cost per equivalent unit $               0.87 $               0.29 $                   1.45 $                 2.62
Transferred in Material Conversion Total
Units Completed and transferred out
Units transferred to next department 45000 45000 45000
Cost per equivalent unit $               0.87 $               0.29 $                   1.45
Cost of units transferred out $           39,246 $           13,000 $              65,471 $          117,717
Transferred in Material Conversion Total
Ending work in Process Inventory
Equivalent units of Production 16000 0 6000
Cost per equivalent unit $               0.87 $               0.29 $                   1.45
Cost of Ending work in Process Inventory $           13,954 $                    -   $                8,729 $            22,683
Total Costs Accounted for $           53,200 $           13,000 $              74,200 $          140,400

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