In: Accounting
The debits to Work in Process—Assembly Department for April,
together with data concerning production, are as follows:
April 1, work in process: | |
Materials cost, 3,000 units | $ 7,500 |
Conversion costs, 3,000 units, 80% completed | 6,000 |
Materials added during April, 10,000 units | 29,000 |
Conversion costs during April | 35,000 |
Goods finished during April, 11,500 units | — |
April 30 work in process, 1,500 units, 60% completed | — |
All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of the
process, and the average cost method is used to cost
inventories.
The materials cost per equivalent unit (rounded to the nearest
cent) for April is
a.$2.26
b.$2.81
c.$2.60
d.$3.02
Equivalent units for Material Cost | ||||
Units completed | 11,500 | |||
Add: Ending work in process | 1,500 | |||
Equivalent unit | 13,000 | |||
Material Cost | ||||
Opening | 7,500 | |||
Add: During the month | 29,000 | |||
Total Cost | 36,500 | |||
Material Cost per equivalent unit | 2.81 | (36,500 / 13,000 ) | ||
Correct answer is option b (i.e. $ 2.81 ). | ||||