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Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1Required 2Required 3Required 4 Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May. Materials Conversion Equivalent units of production 304,200 Helix Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It produces prefabricated flooring in a series of steps carried out in production departments. All of the material that is used in the first production department is added at the beginning of processing in that department. Data for May for the first production department follow: Percent Complete Units Materials Conversion Work in process inventory, May 1 73,000 100 % 50 % Work in process inventory, May 31 53,000 100 % 30 % Materials cost in work in process inventory, May 1 $ 57,900 Conversion cost in work in process inventory, May 1 $ 17,000 Units started into production 251,200 Units transferred to the next production department 271,200 Materials cost added during May $ 120,410 Conversion cost added during May $ 244,261 Required: 1. Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May. 2. Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. 3. Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. 4. Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May.
1 | |||
Materials | Conversion | ||
Units completed and transferred out | 271200 | 271200 | |
Work in process, ending: | |||
53000 X 100% | 53000 | ||
53000 X 30% | 15900 | ||
Equivalent units of production | 324200 | 287100 | |
2 | |||
Materials | Conversion | ||
Work in process, May 1 | 57900 | 17000 | |
Cost added during May | 120410 | 244261 | |
Total costs | 178310 | 261261 | |
Divide by Equivalent units of production | 324200 | 287100 | |
Cost per Equivalent unit | 0.55 | 0.91 | |
3 | |||
Materials | Conversion | Total | |
Work in process, ending units | 53000 | 15900 | |
X Cost per Equivalent unit | 0.55 | 0.91 | |
Cost of ending work in process inventory | 29150 | 14469 | 43619 |
4 | |||
Materials | Conversion | Total | |
Units completed and transferred out | 271200 | 271200 | |
X Cost per Equivalent unit | 0.55 | 0.91 | |
Cost of Units completed and transferred out | 149160 | 246792 | 395952 |