In: Accounting
Unit Information with BWIP, FIFO Method
Jackson Products produces a barbeque sauce using three departments: Cooking, Mixing, and Bottling. In the Cooking Department, all materials are added at the beginning of the process. Output is measured in ounces. The production data for July are as follows:
Production: | |
Units in process, July 1, 60% complete* | 11,000 |
Units completed and transferred out | 81,000 |
Units in process, July 31, 90% complete* | 15,700 |
* With respect to conversion costs. |
Required:
1. Prepare a physical flow schedule for July.
Jackson Products | ||
Physical Flow Schedule | ||
For the Month of July | ||
Units to account for: | ||
Units, beginning work is process (60% complete) | ||
Units started during July | ||
Total units to account for | ||
Units accounted for: | ||
Units completed and transferred out: | ||
Started and completed | ||
From beginning work in process | ||
Units in ending work in process (90% complete) | ||
Total units accounted for |
Feedback
The physical flow schedule traces the units in process regardless of their stage of completion and provides the information needed for preparing the equivalent units schedule. FIFO uses only current output to calculate the current-period unit cost.
2. Prepare an equivalent units schedule for July using the FIFO method. Enter percentages as whole numbers. If an amount box does not require an entry, enter "0".
Direct Materials | Conversion Costs | |
Units started and completed | ||
Add: Units in beginning work in process × Percentage to complete: | ||
x % |
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x % |
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Add: Units in ending work in process × Percentage complete: | ||
x % |
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x % |
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Equivalent units of output |
Feedback
FIFO treats the work (equivalent output) in BWIP as belonging to the prior period and only counts the work (equivalent output for each input) done this period as part of this period’s output.
3. What if 70 percent
of the materials were added at the beginning of the process and 30
percent were added at the end of the process (all ingredients used
are treated as the same type or category of materials)? How many
equivalent units of materials would there be?
_____equivalent units
a) Input/Output reconciliation | |||
Units be accounted for | Physical units | ||
Units in beginning WIP Inventory | 11,000 | ||
Units started/transferred in during the period | 85,700 | ||
Total units be accounted for | 96,700 | ||
Transferred out from Beginning Inventory | 11,000 | ||
Units started and completed during the period | 70,000 | ||
Units in ending WIP Inventory | 15,700 | ||
Total units accounted for | 96,700 | ||
c) Equivalent units of Production- FIFO | |||
Material | Conversion cost | ||
Units in beginning WIP (A) | 11000 | 11000 | |
% of completion of beginning WIP in previous period (B) | 100% | 100% | |
% of beginning WIP completed this period [C=100%-B] | 0% | 40% | |
Equivalent units in beginning WIP [D=A×C] | - | 4,400 | |
Units both started and completed in current period (E) | 70,000 | 70,000 | |
Units of ending WIP (F) | 15,700 | 15,700 | |
Percentage of completion of ending WIP (G) | 100% | 90% | |
Equivalent units in ending WIP (H=F×G) | 15,700 | 14,130 | |
Total equivalent units (D+E+H) | 85,700 | 88,530 | |