In: Accounting
Materials costs of $1121000 and conversion costs of $1269600 were charged to a processing department in the month of September. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, while conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. There were no units in beginning work in process, 190000 units were started into production in September, and there were 10000 units in ending work in process that were 40% complete at the end of September. What was the total amount of manufacturing costs assigned to the 10000 units in the ending work in process?
Physical flow | Equivalent units | |||
Materials | Conversion costs | |||
Beginning WIP | $ - | |||
Started into production | $ 190,000 | |||
Units to be accounted for | $ 190,000 | |||
Completed and transferred | $ 180,000 | $ 180,000 | $ 180,000 | |
Ending WIP | $ 10,000 | $ 10,000 | $ 4,000 | |
Units accounted for | $ 190,000 | $ 190,000 | $ 184,000 | Total |
Costs incurred | $ 1,121,000 | $ 1,269,600 | $ 2,390,600 | |
Cost per equivalent unit | $ 5.90 | $ 6.90 | ||
COSTS ASSIGNED TO ENDING WIP = | $59000 | $27600 | $86600 |