In: Accounting
6.
LO 4 On December 31, Talley Company recorded the following information in the Grating Department's Work in Process Inventory account:
| 
 Units  | 
 Cost  | 
|
|---|---|---|
| 
 Beginning balance (80% complete)  | 
 5,000  | 
 $ 56,000  | 
| 
 Started into production  | 
 115,000  | 
 $1,505,800  | 
| 
 Completed and transferred to Assembly Department  | 
 105,000  | 
 ?  | 
| 
 Ending balance (60% complete)  | 
 15,000  | 
LO 4 Refer to question 6. What is the ending balance in the Work in Process Inventory account on December 31?
(a)
$123,300
(b)
$205,500
(c)
$195,300
(d)
$168,000
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| A1. | Quantities | Equivalent Units | |||||
| Whole Units | Materials | ||||||
| Units to be account for | |||||||
| Work in Process, Beginning | 80% | 5000 | |||||
| add:Started into production | 115000 | ||||||
| -Total Units | 120000 | ||||||
| Units accounted for | |||||||
| Transferred out | 105000 | 105000 | |||||
| Work in Process, Ending | 60% | 15000 | 9000 | 60% | |||
| Equivalent Units-Weighted Average | 120000 | 114000 | |||||
| A2. | Cost | ||||||
| Materials | |||||||
| Work in Process, Beginning | 56000 | ||||||
| add:Started into production | 1505800 | ||||||
| Total Cost to account for | 1561800 | ||||||
| Equivalent Units | 114000 | ||||||
| Unit Cost | Total Cost/Equivalent Units | 13.70 | |||||
| 2. | Cost accounted for | ||||||
| Work in Process, Ending | Material | ||||||
| Equivalent Units | 9000 | ||||||
| Cost per Equivalent Unit | 13.70 | ||||||
| -Total Cost Accounted For | 123300 | ||||||
Correct Answer is a). $123300