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The following information is available from the Oils Division of Glasgow Corporation for December. Conversion costs...

The following information is available from the Oils Division of Glasgow Corporation for December. Conversion costs for this division were 80 percent complete as to beginning work-in-process inventory and 60 percent complete as to ending work-in-process inventory. Information about conversion costs follows.

Units Conversion Costs
WIP at December 1 (80% complete) 112,000 $ 443,520
Units started and costs incurred during December 552,000 2,628,480
Units completed and transferred to next department during December 412,000 ?

The Oils Division uses FIFO.

Required:

a-1. Compute the equivalent units for conversion costs.

a-2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs.

a-3. What was the conversion cost of work-in-process inventory in the Oils Division at December 31?

b. What were the conversion costs per equivalent unit produced last period and this period, respectively?

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Expert Solution

a-1) WIP at December31 = Opening WIP + Units Started during the period - Units Completed & transfered

= 112000 + 552000 - 412000

= 252000 Units (60% Completed)

Equivalent Units = Actual Number Units in the process * Percentage of work Completed

Statement of Equivalent units for conversion costs (under FIFO)

Particulars

Input Units

Particulars

Output units

% Completion

Equivalent Units

Opening WIP

112000

From Opening WIP

112000

80%

89600

Units Started

552000

From Started

300000

100%

300000

Units Completed & Transferred to next department

412000

Closing WIP

252000

60%

151200

664000

664000

540800

a-2) Cost per Equivalent Units = Cost Incurred during December / Equivalent Units

  = $ 2,628,480 / 540800 Units

= $ 4.86 approx.

a-3) Conversion cost of work-in-process inventory in the Oils Division at December 31

= Closing WIP Equivalent Units * Cost per Equivalent Units

= 151200 Units * $ 4.86

= $ 734,886

Cost of Units Completed and Tranferred to next Department = 412000 Units * Cost per Equivalent Unit @ $4.86

= $ 2,002,320

b) Conversion costs per equivalent unit produced last period

Particulars Units % Completion Equivalent Units(EU) Cost ($) Cost per EU ($)
Opening WIP 112000 80% 89600 4,43,520 4.95

Conversion costs per equivalent unit produced this period(December)

= Cost Incurred during December / Equivalent Units

  = $ 2,628,480 / 540800 Units

= $ 4.86 approx.


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