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25. Assigning Costs to Products: Weighted Average Method. Sydney, Inc., uses the weighted average method for...

25. Assigning Costs to Products: Weighted Average Method. Sydney, Inc., uses the weighted average method for its

process costing system. The Assembly department at Sydney, Inc., began April with 6,000 units in work-in-process

inventory, all of which were completed and transferred out during April. An additional 8,000 units were started during

the month, 3,000 of which were completed and transferred out during April. A total of 5,000 units remained in workin-

process inventory at the end of April and were at varying levels of completion, as shown in the following.

Direct Materials 40 percent complete
Direct Labor 30 percent complete
Overhead 50 percent complete

26. The following cost information is for the Assembly department at Sydney, Inc., for the month of April.

Direct Materials Direct Labor Overhead Total
Beginning WIP inventory $300,000 $350,000 $250,000 $900,000
Incurred during the month $180,000 $200,000 $170,000 $550,000

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Incurred during the month $180,000 $200,000 $170,000 $550,000

27. Required:

a. Determine the units to be accounted for and units accounted for; then calculate the equivalent units for direct

materials, direct labor, and overhead. (Hint: This requires performing step 1 of the four-step process.)

b. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials, direct labor, and overhead. (Hint: This requires performing

step 2 and step 3 of the four-step process.)

c. Assign costs to units transferred out and to units in ending WIP inventory. (Hint: This requires performing step 4 of the

four-step process.)

d. Confirm that total costs to be accounted for (from step 2) equals total costs accounted for (from step 4). Note that

minor differences may occur due to rounding the cost per equivalent unit in step 3.

e. Explain the meaning of equivalent units.

Solutions

Expert Solution

Step for solution
Step 1 Equivalent Units of production = Physical units multiplied by % of competition
Step 2 Calculate total cost to be accounted for
Step 3 Cost per Equivalent Unit = total cost to be accounted for / Equivalent Units of production
Step 4 Cost assigned to units transferred out = units completed and transferred out * Cost per Equivalent Unit
Step 5 Cost assigned to units ending work in progress = equivalent units in ending WIP inventory * Cost per Equivalent Unit

Answer A to D

Sydney, Inc.
Assembly Department production Report
Weighted average Method
Month ended April 30
Summary of Physical units
Units in beginning WIP inventory                 6,000
Units started during month                 8,000
Total unit to be accounted for              14,000
Units completed and transferred out (6000+3000)                 9,000
Units in ending WIP inventory                 5,000
Total unit accounted for              14,000
Equivalent Units of production
Particulars Physical units Direct material Direct labor overhead
% units % units % units
units in beginning WIP inventory 6000 100%                 6,000 100%            6,000 100%            6,000
Units in Started and completed (9000-6000) 3000 100%                 3,000 100%            3,000 100%            3,000
units in ending WIP inventory 5000 40%                 2,000 30%            1,500 50%            2,500
Equivalent Units of production (Answer A)              11,000          10,500          11,500
Summary of cost to be accounted
Direct material Direct labor overhead Total
Cost in beginning WIP $        300,000 $        350,000 $        250,000 $            900,000
Cost incurred during Month (Add) $        180,000 $        200,000 $        170,000 $            550,000
Total cost to be accounted for $        480,000 $        550,000 $        420,000 $        1,450,000

Cost per Equivalent Unit

(Rounded to 2 decimal places)

total cost to be accounted for $        480,000 $        550,000 $        420,000
Equivalent Units of production              11,000              10,500              11,500
Cost per Equivalent Unit (Answer B) $            43.64 $            52.38 $            36.52 $              132.54

Assign costs to units transferred out

and units in ending WIP inventory

cost assigned to units transferred out
units completed and transferred out                 9,000                 9,000                 9,000
Cost per Equivalent Unit $            43.64 $            52.38 $            36.52
Cost of units transferred out (Answer C) $        392,760 $        471,420 $        328,680 $        1,192,860
cost assigned to units ending work in progress
equivalent units in ending WIP inventory                 2,000                 1,500                 2,500
Cost per Equivalent Unit

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