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The Matsui Lubricants plant uses the weighted-average method to account for its work-in-process inventories. The accounting records show the following information for a particular day.
| Beginning WIP inventory | |||
| Direct materials | $ | 982 | |
| Conversion costs | 377 | ||
| Current period costs | |||
| Direct materials | 15,650 | ||
| Conversion costs | 7,903 | ||
Quantity information is obtained from the manufacturing records and includes the following.
| Beginning inventory | 800 | units | (65% complete as to materials, 53% complete as to conversion)  | 
| Current period units started | 4,700 | units | |
| Ending inventory | 1,600 | units | (45% complete as to materials, 15% complete as to conversion)  | 
Required:
a. Compute the equivalent units for the materials and conversion cost calculations.
b. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs.
| a) | Materials | Conversion Costs | ||
| Transferred Out | 3,900 | 3,900 | ||
| Ending WIP | 720 | 240 | ||
| Equivalent Units | 4,620 | 4,140 | ||
| Trnasferred Out = Beginning Inventory + Current Period Units Started - Ending Inventory | ||||
| = 800+4,700-1,600 | ||||
| =3,900 | ||||
| b) | Materials | Conversion Costs | ||
| Opening Cost | 982 | 377 | ||
| Current Period Cost | 15650 | 7903 | ||
| Total | 16632 | 8280 | ||
| Equivalent Units | 4,620 | 4,140 | ||
| Cost per Equivalent Unit | 3.60 | 2.00 | ||
| Thank You! | ||||
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