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Weston Products manufactures an industrial cleaning compound that goes through three processing departments—Grinding, Mixing, and Cooking....

Weston Products manufactures an industrial cleaning compound that goes through three processing departments—Grinding, Mixing, and Cooking. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the Grinding Department. The Work in Process T-account for the Grinding Department for May is given below:

Work in Process—Grinding Department

Inventory, May 1 228,260 Completed and transferred
to the Mixing Department
?
Materials 576,080
Conversion 298,920
Inventory, May 31 ?

The May 1 work in process inventory consisted of 113,000 pounds with $151,420 in materials cost and $76,840 in conversion cost. The May 1 work in process inventory was 100% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to conversion. During May, 372,000 pounds were started into production. The May 31 inventory consisted of 51,000 pounds that were 100% complete with respect to materials and 70% complete with respect to conversion. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system.

Required:

1. Compute the Grinding Department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion in May.

2. Compute the Grinding Department's costs per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May.

3. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

4. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of units transferred out to the Mixing Department for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

Solutions

Expert Solution

1. Compute the Grinding Department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion in May.

Whole unit % EUP-material % EUP-conversion
Unit transferred out 434000 100% 434000 100% 434000
Ending work in process 51000 100% 51000 70% 35700
Equivalent unit of production 485000 485000 469700

2. Compute the Grinding Department's costs per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May.

Material Conversion
Beginning work in process 151420 76840
Cost added 576080 298920
Total cost 727500 375760
Equivalent unit of production 485000 469700
Cost per equivalent unit 1.5 .80

3. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

Material Conversion Total
Cost of ending work in process 51000*1.5 = 76500 35700*.8 = 28560 105060

4. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of units transferred out to the Mixing Department for materials, conversion, and in total for May

Material Conversion Total
Cost of unit transferred out 434000*1.5 = 651000 434000*.8 = 347200 998200

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