In: Accounting
The following information is available from the Oils Division of Glasgow Corporation for December. Conversion costs for this division were 75 percent complete as to beginning work-in-process inventory and 50 percent complete as to ending work-in-process inventory. Information about conversion costs follows.
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Units |
Conversion Costs |
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WIP at December 1 (75% complete) |
115,000 |
$ |
431,250 |
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Units started and costs incurred during December |
555,000 |
2,600,625 |
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Units completed and transferred to next department during December |
415,000 |
? |
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The Oils Division uses FIFO.
Required:
a-1. Compute the equivalent units for conversion costs.
a-2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs.
a-3. What was the conversion cost of work-in-process inventory in the Oils Division at December 31?
b. What were the conversion costs per equivalent unit produced last period and this period, respectively?
| UNITS TO ACCOUNT FOR: | ||||||
| Beginning Work in Process units | 1,15,000 | |||||
| Add: Units Started in Process | 5,55,000 | |||||
| Total Units to account for: | 6,70,000 | |||||
| UNITS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR: | ||||||
| Units completed from beginning WIP | 115000 | |||||
| Units started and completed | 3,00,000 | |||||
| Ending Work in Process | 2,55,000 | |||||
| Total Units to be accounted for: | 6,70,000 | |||||
| Equivalent Units: | ||||||
| UNITS | Conversion Cost | |||||
| % Completion | Units | |||||
| Units completed from Beg. | 115000 | 25% | 28,750 | |||
| Units started and completed | 300000 | 100% | 3,00,000 | |||
| Ending Work in Process | 255000 | 50% | 1,27,500 | |||
| Total Equivalent units | 670000 | 4,56,250 | ||||
| Req a1 | ||||||
| Equivalent units of Conversion cost: | 456250 | |||||
| Reqa-2 | ||||||
| Conversion cost incurred during the period | 2600625 | |||||
| Divide: EUP of conversion cost | 456250 | |||||
| Conversion cost per EUP | 5.7 | |||||
| Reqa-3 | ||||||
| EUP of ending WIP inventory | 127500 | |||||
| Multiply: Conversion cost per EUP | 5.7 | |||||
| Conversion cost included in Ending WIP | 726750 | |||||
| Req b. | ||||||
| Conversion cost in beginning WIP | 431250 | |||||
| Divide: EUP complted in previous period (115000*75%) | 86250 | |||||
| Conversion cost per EUP in last period | 5 | |||||
| Last period | Current period | |||||
| Conversion cost per EUP | 5 | 5.7 | ||||