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4) Cost per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion
The cost per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion in the bottling department of Mountain Springs Water Company is $0.45 and $0.12, respectively. The equivalent units to be assigned costs are as follows: |
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Equivalent Units |
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Direct material |
Conversion |
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Inventory in process, beginning of period |
0 |
3,500 |
Started and completed during the period |
57,000 |
57,000 |
Transferred out of bottling (completed) |
57,000 |
60,000 |
Inventory in process, end of period |
3,500 |
1,800 |
Total units and costs to be assigned |
60,500 |
62,300 |
The beginning work in process inventory had a cost of $2,200. Determine the cost of completed and transferred out production and the ending work in process inventory. Round answers to nearest whole dollar. |
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Completed and transferred out production |
$ |
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Inventory in process, ending |
$ |
1. Determine the cost of completed and transferred out production and the ending work in process inventory. | ||||
Particulars | Direct material costs (a) | Conversion costs (b) | Total costs (a) + (b) | |
Inventory in process,Balance | 2200 | |||
Inventory in process ,beginning of period | 0 | 420 | 420 | |
cost of completed beginning work-in-progress | 2620 | |||
started and completed during the period | 25650 | 6840 | 32490 | |
Transferred out of bottling (Completed ) | 35110 | |||
Inventory in process ,end of period | 1575 | 216 | 1791 | |
Total cost assigned by the bottling dept. | 36901 | |||
Completed and transferred - out production | 35110 | |||
Inventory in Process ,ending | 1791 | |||
working notes: | ||||
1. calculate beginning inventory process of conversion costs is: | ||||
Beginning inventory process of conversion costs = Beginning inventory units * conversion cost per unit | ||||