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ACCOUNT Work in Process—Baking Department ACCOUNT NO. Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Dec. 1 Bal., 24,000 units, 3⁄4 completed 116,700 31 Direct materials, 134,000 units 234,500 351,200 31 Direct labor 150,000 501,200 31 Factory overhead 375,000 876,200 31 Goods finished, 128,000 units 760,700 115,500 31 Bal., ? units, 1⁄2 completed 115,500 a. Based on the above data, determine each cost listed below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to the nearest cent. 1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit $ 2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit $ 3. Cost of the beginning work in process completed during December $ 4. Cost of units started and completed during December $ 5. Cost of the ending work in process $ b. Assuming that the direct materials cost is the same for November and December, did the conversion cost per equivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same in December? Increase
| UNITS TO ACCOUNT FOR: | |||||||
| Beginning Work in Process units | 24,000 | ||||||
| Add: Units Started in Process | 134,000 | ||||||
| Total Units to account for: | 158,000 | ||||||
| UNITS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR: | |||||||
| Units completed from Beginning WIP | 24,000 | ||||||
| Units started and completed | 104,000 | ||||||
| Ending Work in Process | 30,000 | ||||||
| Total Units to be accounted for: | 158,000 | ||||||
| Equivalent Units: | |||||||
| UNITS | Material Cost | Conversion | |||||
| % Completion | Units | % Completion | Units | ||||
| Units completed from Beginning WIP | 24000 | 0% | 0 | 25% | 6,000 | ||
| Units Started and completed | 104000 | 100% | 104,000 | 100% | 104,000 | ||
| Ending Work in Process | 30000 | 100% | 30,000 | 50% | 15,000 | ||
| Total Equivalent units | 158000 | 134,000 | 125,000 | ||||
| TOTAL COST TO ACCOUNT FOR: | |||||||
| Material | Conversion | ||||||
| Cost Added during May | 234,500 | 525,000 | |||||
| Total Cost to account for: | 234,500 | 525,000 | |||||
| Equivalent Units | 134,000 | 125,000 | |||||
| Cost per Equivalent unit | 1.75 | 4.2 | |||||
| TOTAL COST ACCOUNTED FOR: | |||||||
| Units completed from Beginning WIP (24000 units) | |||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | |||||
| Beginning cost | 116700 | ||||||
| Material | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | ||||
| Conversion Cost | 6,000 | 4.2 | 25200 | ||||
| Total cost of units completd frm Beginning WIP | 141900 | ||||||
| Units started and completed (104000 units) | |||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | |||||
| Material | 104,000 | 1.75 | 182000 | ||||
| Conversion Cost | 104,000 | 4.2 | 436800 | ||||
| Total Cost of Units completed and transferred out: | 618800 | ||||||
| cost of units transferred out | 760700 | ||||||
| Ending Work in process (30000 units) | |||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | |||||
| Material | 30,000 | 1.75 | 52500 | ||||
| Conversison Cost | 15,000 | 4.2 | 63000 | ||||
| Total cost of Ending Work in process: | 115,500 | ||||||
| Total cost accounted for | 876,200 | ||||||
| Material cost per EUP | 1.75 | ||||||
| Conversion cost per EUP | 4.2 | ||||||
| cost of beginning WIP | 141900 | ||||||
| cost of units started and completed | 618800 | ||||||
| cost of endidng WIP | 115500 | ||||||
| Total beginning WIP | 116700 | ||||||
| Less: Material (24000*1.75 | 42000 | ||||||
| Conversion cost in Beginning WIP | 74700 | ||||||
| Divide: EUP of conversion cost (24000*75%) | 18000 | ||||||
| Conversion cost per EUP | 4.15 | ||||||