In: Accounting
The Cutting Department of Karachi Carpet Company provides the following data for January. Assume that all materials are added at the beginning of the process.
| Work in process, January 1, 9,000 units, 75% completed | $92,925* | |
| *Direct materials (9,000 × $7.40) | $66,600 | |
| Conversion (9,000 × 75% × $3.90) | 26,325 | |
| $92,925 | ||
| Materials added during January from Weaving Department, 138,800 units | $1,041,000 | |
| Direct labor for January | 245,898 | |
| Factory overhead for January | 300,542 | |
| Goods finished during January (includes goods in process, January 1), 140,400 units | — | |
| Work in process, January 31, 7,400 units, 40% completed | — | 
a. Prepare a cost of production report for the Cutting Department. If an amount is zero or a blank, enter in "0". For the cost per equivalent unit computations, round your answers to two decimal places.
| Karachi Carpet Company | |||
| Cost of Production Report-Cutting Department | |||
| For the Month Ended January 31 | |||
| Unit Information | |||
| Units charged to production: | |||
| Inventory in process, January 1 | |||
| Received from Weaving Department | |||
| Total units accounted for by the Cutting Department | |||
| Units to be assigned costs: | |||
| Equivalent Units | |||
| Whole Units | Direct Materials | Conversion | |
| Inventory in process, January 1 | |||
| Started and completed in January | |||
| Transferred to finished goods in January | |||
| Inventory in process, January 31 | |||
| Total units to be assigned cost | |||
| Cost Information | |||
| Cost per equivalent unit: | |||
| Direct Materials | Conversion | ||
| Total costs for January in Cutting Department | $ | $ | |
| Total equivalent units | |||
| Cost per equivalent unit | $ | $ | |
| Costs assigned to production: | |||
| Direct Materials | Conversion | Total | |
| Inventory in process, January 1 | $ | ||
| Costs incurred in January | |||
| Total costs accounted for by the Cutting Department | $ | ||
| Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: | |||
| Inventory in process, January 1 balance | $ | ||
| To complete inventory in process, January 1 | $ | $ | |
| Cost of completed January 1 work in process | $ | ||
| Started and completed in January | |||
| Transferred to finished goods in January | $ | ||
| Inventory in process, January 31 | |||
| Total costs assigned by the Cutting Department | $ | ||
b. Compute and evaluate the change in the costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month (December). If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
| Increase or Decrease | Amount | |
| Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit | $ | |
| Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit |