In: Accounting
Costs per Equivalent Unit
The following information concerns production in the Baking Department for March. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production.
ACCOUNT Work in Process—Baking Department | ACCOUNT NO. | ||||||||
Date | Item | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
Debit | Credit | ||||||||
Mar. | 1 | Bal., 7,800 units, 2/5 completed | 17,160 | ||||||
31 | Direct materials, 140,400 units | 266,760 | 283,920 | ||||||
31 | Direct labor | 72,440 | 356,360 | ||||||
31 | Factory overhead | 40,744 | 397,104 | ||||||
31 | Goods finished, 142,200 units | 383,784 | 13,320 | ||||||
31 | Bal. ? units, 2/5 completed | 13,320 |
a. Based on the above data, determine each cost listed below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to the nearest cent.
1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit. | $ |
2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit. | $ |
3. Cost of the beginning work in process completed during March. | $ |
4. Cost of units started and completed during March. | $ |
5. Cost of the ending work in process. | $ |
b. Assuming that the direct materials cost is the same for February and March, did the conversion cost per equivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same in March?
Beggining units | 7800 | Transferred out | 1,42,200 |
Started into production | 140400 | Ending units | 6,000 |
148200 | 148200 | ||
Equivalent units | Material | Conversion | |
Beginning units | 7800 | 7800 | |
Completion in current period | 0% | 60% | |
A | 0 | 4680 | |
Units started and completed | 134400 | 134400 | |
Completion | 100% | 100% | |
B | 134400 | 134400 | |
Ending Units | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
Completion | 100% | 40% | |
C | 6000 | 2400 | |
Total units A+B+C | 140400 | 141480 | |
Cost per equivalent units | |||
Per unit cost | Cost | Total units | Per unit cost |
Material cost | 266760 | 140400 | 1.90 |
Conversion cost | 113184 | 141480 | 0.80 |
Total | 379944 | 2.70 | |
Cost of goods sold | Material | convertion cost | |
Beginning work in progress A | 14820 | 2340 | 17160 |
Beginning inventory completed | |||
Completion | 0% | 60% | |
Per unit cost | 1.90 | 0.80 | |
Units | 7800 | 7800 | |
Total cost B | 0 | 3744 | 3744 |
Units started and completed | |||
Completion | 100% | 100% | |
Per unit cost | 1.90 | 0.80 | |
Units | 134400 | 134400 | |
Total cost C | 255360 | 107520 | 362880 |
Total cost A+B+C | 270180 | 111264 | 383784 |
Ending work in progress | |||
Completion | 100% | 40% | |
Per unit cost | 1.90 | 0.80 | |
Units | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
Total cost | 11400 | 1920 | 13320 |
Cost per equivalent unit | Material | Conversion cost |
For current period | 1.90 | 0.80 |
For beginning inventory | 1.9 | 0.75 |
increase (decrease) | 0.00 | 0.05 |