In: Accounting
Builder Products, Inc., manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May: |
Production data: | ||
Pounds in
process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete |
85,000 | |
Pounds started into production during May | 500,000 | |
Pounds completed and transferred out | ? | |
Pounds
in process, May 31: materials 80% complete; conversion 20% complete |
45,000 | |
Cost data: | ||
Work in process inventory, May 1: | ||
Materials cost | $ | 135,700 |
Conversion cost | $ | 22,000 |
Cost added during May: | ||
Materials cost | $ | 705,260 |
Conversion cost | $ | 120,740 |
The company uses the weighted-average method. |
Required: |
1. | Compute the equivalent units of production. |
2. |
Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) |
3. |
Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred out to the next department. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places.) |
4. |
Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the month. |
Units completed and transferred out |
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Opening WIP |
85000 |
Units started into production |
500000 |
Closing WIP |
-45000 |
Units completed and transferred out |
540000 |
Answer to Question No. 1
Equivalent units of production |
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Materials |
Conversion |
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Units completed and transferred out |
540000 |
540000 |
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Closing WIP |
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Materials (45000 X 80%) |
36000 |
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Conversion (45000 X 20%) |
9000 |
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Equivalent units of production |
576000 |
540000 |
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Answer to Question No. 2 |
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Cost per equivalent unit |
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Materials |
Conversion |
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Cost of opening WIP |
135700 |
22000 |
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Cost added during the period |
705260 |
120740 |
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Total cost (a) |
840960 |
142740 |
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Equivalent units of production (b) |
576000 |
540000 |
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Cost per equivalent unit (a/b) |
1.46 |
0.26 |
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Answer to Question No. 3 |
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Materials |
Conversion |
Total ($) |
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Ending WIP Inventory |
36000 |
9000 |
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Cost per equivalent unit |
1.46 |
0.26 |
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Total cost of ending WIP inventory |
52560 |
2379 |
54939 |
Units completed and transferred out |
540000 |
540000 |
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Cost per equivalent unit |
1.46 |
0.26 |
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Total cost of units completed and transferred |
788400 |
142740 |
931140 |