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Jackson Ltd. uses an automated process in its manufacturing operations. On September 1, the company had...

Jackson Ltd. uses an automated process in its manufacturing operations. On September 1, the company had 15,000 units in beginning work in process which were 60% complete with respect to conversion. During the month of September, it started 100,000 into production. On September 30, there were 20,000 units in process, which were 30% complete with respect to conversion.

Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, and no units are spoiled in production. The beginning inventory had direct materials costs of $135,900 and conversion costs of $38,500. During the month, the company issues $620,000 of direct materials and incurred $199,400 of conversion costs.

Required

1. Prepare a production cost worksheet using the FIFO method:

     a) Calcualte the physical units to account for.

     b) Compute equivalent units for DM and CC.

     c) Summarize total costs to account for.

     d) Compute cost per equivalent unit.

     e) Assign total costs to units completed and WIP, ending.

2. Prepare the journal entries affecting WIP.

3. Prepare the t-account for WIP.

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UNITS TO ACCOUNT FOR:
Beginning Work in Process units 15,000
Add: Units Started in Process 1,00,000
Total Units to account for: 1,15,000
UNITS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR:
Units completed from Beginning WIP 15000
Units started and completed 80,000
Ending Work in Process 20,000
Total Units to be accounted for: 1,15,000
Equivalent Units:
Material Cost Conversion
% Completion Units % Completion Units
Units completed from Beg. WIP 0% 0 40% 6,000
Units started and completed 100% 80,000 100% 80,000
Ending Work in Process 100% 20,000 30% 6,000
Total Equivalent units 1,00,000 92,000
TOTAL COST TO ACCOUNT FOR:
Material Conversion
Beginning work in Process 1,35,900 38,500
Cost Added during May 6,20,000 1,99,400
Total Cost to account for: 7,55,900 2,37,900
Total Cost to account for: 9,93,800
COST PER EQUIVALENT UNIT:
Material Conversion
Cost added during the year 6,20,000 1,99,400
Equivalent Units 1,00,000 92,000
Cost per Equivalent unit 6.2 2.17
TOTAL COST ACCOUNTED FOR:
Units Completed from Beginning WIP (15000 units)
Equivalent unit Cost per EU Total Cost
Beginning Cost 174400
Material 0 6.2 0
Conversion Cost 6,000 2.17 13020
Cost of units completed from Beg WIP 187420
Units started and Transferred out (80,000 units)
Equivalent unit Cost per EU Total Cost
Material 80,000 6.2 496000
Conversion Cost 80,000 2.17 173600
Cost of units started and completed 669600
Total cost of units completed (187420+669600) 857020
Ending Work in process (20,000 units)
Equivalent unit Cost per EU Total Cost
Material 20,000 6.2 124000
Conversison Cost 6,000 2.17 13020
Total cost of Ending Work in process: 1,37,020
Journal entries:
S.no. Accounts title and explanations Debit $ Credit $
a. Work in process inventory 8,19,400
    Raw material inventory 6,20,000
    Labor and overheads account 1,99,400
(for current cost incurred)

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