In: Accounting
Magic Company adds materials at the beginning of the process in Department A. The following information on physical units for Department A for the month of August is available:
Work in process, August 1 (64% complete with respect to conversion) 17,400
Started in August 120,000
Completed 120,000
Work in process, August 31 (75% complete with respect to conversion) 17,400
Required:
a. Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the weighted-average method.
b. Compute the equivalent units for materials costs and for conversion costs using the FIFO method.
Requirement a
| Material | Conversion | |
| Equivalent Units of Production | 137,400 | 133,050 |
Requirement b
| Material | Conversion | |
| Equivalent Units of Production | 120,000 | 121,914 |
Working
| Statement of Equivalent Units(Weighted average) | |||||||
| Material | Conversion | ||||||
| Units | Complete % | Equivalent units | Complete % | Equivalent units | |||
| Transferred out | 120,000 | 100% | 120,000 | 100% | 120,000 | ||
| Ending WIP | 17,400 | 100% | 17,400 | 75% | 13,050 | ||
| Total | 137,400 | Total | 137,400 | Total | 133,050 |
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| STEP 1 (FIFO) | |||||
| Reconciliation of Units | |||||
| Units | % already completed | % completed this period | |||
| Material | Conversion | Material | Conversion | ||
| Beginning WIP | 17,400 | 100% | 64% | 0% | 36% |
| Units introduced | 120,000 | ||||
| Total units to be accounted for | 137,400 | ||||
| Completed and Transferred unit | 120,000 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Ending WIP | 17,400 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 75% |
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| STEP 2 (FIFO) | |||||
| Equivalent Units | |||||
| Total Units | Material | Conversion | |||
| Units Transferred: | % completed this period | Equivalent Units | % completed this period | Equivalent Units | |
| From WIP | 17,400 | 0% | - | 36% | 6,264 |
| From units started/Introduced | 102,600 | 100% | 102,600 | 100% | 102,600 |
| Total | 120,000 | 102,600 | 108,864 | ||
| Total Units | Material | Conversion | |||
| Ending WIP | % completed this period | Equivalent Units | % completed this period | Equivalent Units | |
| Total | 17,400 | 100% | 17,400 | 75% | 13,050 |
| Total EUP | 137,400 | 120,000 | 121,914 |