In: Accounting
McIlhenny Company
McIlhenny Company adds material at the start of production. The
following production information is available for June:
| Beginning Work in Process Inventory | |||
| (35% complete as to conversion) |
10,000 |
units | |
| Started this period |
120,000 |
units | |
| Ending Work in Process Inventory | |||
| (60% complete as to conversion) |
8,000 |
units | |
| Beginning Work in Process Inventory Costs: | |||
| Material |
$32,000 |
||
| Conversion |
74,000 |
||
| Current Period Costs: | |||
| Material |
$ 298,243 |
||
| Conversion |
89,979 |
||
Refer to McIlhenny Company. What is the cost of units completed
using the weighted average?
| a. |
$366,275 |
|
| b. |
$343,980 |
|
| c. |
$467,260 |
|
| d. |
$509,600 |
Correct answer----------(c) $467,260
Working
| Reconciliation of Units | ||
| A | Opening WIP | 10,000 |
| B | Introduced | 120,000 |
| C=A+B | TOTAL | 130,000 |
| D | Transferred | 122,000 |
| E=C-D | Closing WIP | 8,000 |
.
| Statement of Equivalent Units(Weighted average) | |||||||
| Material | Conversion cost | ||||||
| Units | Complete % | Equivalent units | Complete % | Equivalent units | |||
| Transferred | 122,000 | 100% | 122,000.0 | 100% | 122,000 | ||
| Closing WIP | 8,000 | 100% | 8,000.0 | 60% | 4,800 | ||
| Total | 130,000 | Total | 130,000.0 | Total | 126,800 | ||
.
| Cost per Equivalent Units (Weighted average) | ||||
| COST | Material | Conversion cost | TOTAL | |
| Beginning WIP Inventory Cost | $ 32,000 | $ 74,000 | $ 106,000 | |
| Cost incurred during period | $ 298,243 | $ 89,979 | $ 388,222 | |
| Total Cost to be accounted for | $ 330,243 | $ 163,979 | $ 494,222 | |
| Total Equivalent Units | 130,000 | 126,800 | ||
| Cost per Equivalent Units | $ 2.54 | $ 1.29 | ||
.
| Statement of cost (Weighted average) | |||||
| Cost | Equivalent Cost/unit | Ending WIP | Transferred | ||
| Units | Cost Allocated | Units | Cost Allocated | ||
| Material | $ 2.54 | 8,000 | $ 20,320.00 | 122,000 | $ 309,880 |
| Conversion cost | $ 1.29 | 4,800 | $ 6,192.00 | 122,000 | $ 157,380 |
| TOTAL | $ 493,772 | TOTAL | $ 26,512 | TOTAL | $ 467,260 |