In: Accounting
Weighted Average Method, Equivalent Units
Goforth Company produces a product where all manufacturing inputs are applied uniformly. Goforth produced the following physical flow schedule for April:
| Units to account for: | |
| Units in BWIP (40% complete) | 300,000 | 
| Units started | 660,000 | 
| Total units to account for | 960,000 | 
Units accounted for:  | 
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| Units completed: | |
| From BWIP | 300,000 | 
| Started and completed | 448,800 | 
| 748,800 | |
| Units, EWIP (80% complete) | 211,200 | 
| Total units accounted for | 960,000 | 
Required:
Prepare a schedule of equivalent units using the weighted average method.
| Goforth Company | |
| Schedule of equivalent units | |
| (Weighted Average Method) | |
| Units completed | |
| Units in ending work in process x fraction complete: | |
| Equivalent units of output | |
Solution
| Goforth Company | |
| Schedule of equivalent units | |
| (Weighted Average Method) | |
| Units completed | 748800 | 
| Units in ending work in process x fraction complete: 211200 x 80% | 168960 | 
| Equivalent units of output | 917760 | 
Working
| Statement of Equivalent Units(Weighted average) | |||||||
| Whole Units | Complete % | Equivalent units | |||||
| Transferred | 748,800 | 100% | 748,800.0 | ||||
| Closing WIP | 211,200 | 80% | 168,960.0 | ||||
| Total | 960,000 | Total | 917,760.0 | ||||