Question

Equivalent Units and Related Costs; Cost of Production Report; Entries

Dover Chemical Company manufactures specialty chemicals by a series of three processes, all materials being introduced in the Distilling Department. From the Distilling Department, the materials pass through the Reaction and Filling departments, emerging as finished chemicals.

The balance in the account Work in Process—Filling was as follows on January 1:

Work in Process—Filling Department
(5,900 units, 30% completed):
	Direct materials (5,900 x $14.5)	$85,550
	Conversion (5,900 x 30% x $9.4)	16,638
		$102,188

The following costs were charged to Work in Process—Filling during January:

Direct materials transferred from Reaction
	Department: 76,100 units at $14.3 a unit	$1,088,230
Direct labor		384,500
Factory overhead		369,414

During January, 75,400 units of specialty chemicals were completed. Work in Process—Filling Department on January 31 was 6,600 units, 50% completed.

Required:

1. Prepare a cost of production report for the Filling Department for January. If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round your cost per equivalent unit answers to two decimal places.

Dover Chemical Company
Cost of Production Report-Filling Department
For the Month Ended January 31
Unit Information
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, January 1
Received from Reaction Department
Total units accounted for by the Filling Department
Units to be assigned costs:
		Equivalent Units
	Whole Units	Direct Materials	Conversion
Inventory in process, January 1
Started and completed in January
Transferred to finished goods in January
Inventory in process, January 31
Total units to be assigned costs
Cost Information
Cost per equivalent unit:
		Direct Materials	Conversion
Total costs for January in Filling Department		$	$
Total equivalent units
Cost per equivalent unit		$	$
Costs assigned to production:
	Direct Materials	Conversion	Total
Inventory in process, January 1			$
Costs incurred in January
Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department			$
Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, January 1 balance			$
To complete inventory in process, January 1		$
Cost of completed January 1 work in process			$
Started and completed in January	$
Transferred to finished goods in January			$
Inventory in process, January 31
Total costs assigned by the Filling Department			$

2. Journalize the entries for (1) costs transferred from Reaction to Filling and (2) the cost transferred from Filling to Finished Goods. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

(1)
(2)

3. Determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit from December to January for direct materials and conversion costs. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

	Increase or Decrease	Amount
Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit		$
Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit		$

4. Discuss the uses of the cost of production report and the results of part (3).

The cost of production report may be used as the basis for allocating product costs between   and  . The report can also be used to control costs by holding each department head responsible for the units entering production and the costs incurred in the department. Any differences in unit product costs from one month to another, such as those in part (3), can be studied carefully and any significant differences investigated.

Answer 1

Dover Chemical Company
Cost of Production Report-Filling Department
For the Month Ended January 31
Unit Information
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, January 1			5900
Received from Reaction department			76100
Total units accounted for by the Filling Department			82000
Units to be assigned costs:
		Equivalent Units
	Whole Units	Direct Materials	Conversion
Inventory in process, January 1	5900	0	4130
Started and completed in January	69500	69500	69500
Transferred to Finished goods in January	75400	69500	73630
Inventory in process, January 31	6600	6600	3300
Total units to be assigned costs	82000	76100	76930
Cost Information
Costs per equivalent unit:
		Direct Materials	Conversion
Total costs for January in Filling Department		1088230	753914
Total equivalent units		76100	76930
Cost per equivalent unit		14.30	9.80
Costs charged to production:
	Direct Materials	Conversion	Total
Inventory in process, January 1			102188
Costs incurred in January			1842144
Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department			1944332
Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, January 1 balance			102188
To complete inventory in process, January 1	0	40474	40474
Cost of completed January 1 work in process			142662
Started and completed in January	993850	681100	1674950
Transferred to Finished goods in January			1817612
Inventory in process, January 31	94380	32340	126720
Total costs assigned by the Filling Department			1944332
2
(1) Work in Process-Filling Department	1088230
Work in Process-Reaction Department		1088230
(2) Finished goods	1817612
Work in Process-Filling Department		1817612
3
	Increase or Decrease	Amount
Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit	Decrease	0.20	=14.5-14.3
Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit	Increase	0.40	=9.8-9.4
4
The cost of production report may be used as the basis for allocating product costs between Work in Process and Transferred-out. The report can also be used to control costs by holding each department head responsible for the units entering production and the costs incurred in the department. Any differences in unit product costs from one month to another, such as those in part (3), can be studied carefully and any significant differences investigated.