In: Accounting
Weighted Average Method, Equivalent Units, Unit Cost, Multiple Departments
Fordman Company has a product that passes through two processes: Grinding and Polishing. During December, the Grinding Department transferred 20,000 units to the Polishing Department. The cost of the units transferred into the second department was $40,000. Direct materials are added uniformly in the second process. Units are measured the same way in both departments.
The second department (Polishing) had the following physical flow schedule for December:
Units to account for: | ||
Units, beginning work in process | 4,000 | (40% complete) |
Units started | ? | |
Total units to account for | ? | |
Units accounted for: | ||
Units, ending work in process | 8,000 | (50% complete) |
Units completed | ? | |
Units accounted for | ? |
Costs in beginning work in process for the Polishing Department were direct materials, $4,000; conversion costs, $6,000; and transferred in, $8,000. Costs added during the month: direct materials, $33,000; conversion costs, $48,000; and transferred in, $40,000.
Compute the unit cost for the month. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
Solution:
Units to account for: | ||
Units, beginning work in process | 4,000 | (40% complete) |
Units started | 20000 | |
Total units to account for | 24,000 | |
Units accounted for: | ||
Units, ending work in process | 8,000 | (50% complete) |
Units completed | 16000 | |
Units accounted for | 24,000 |
Computation of Equivalent unit of Production - Polishing Department | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Particulars | Physical Units | Transferred In cost | Material | Conversion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit completed & Transferred out | 16000 | 16000 | 16000 | 16000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closing WIP: | 8000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transferred In (100%) | 8000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Material (50%) | 4000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion (50%) | 4000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equivalent units of production | 24000 |
24000
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0000 | 20000 |
Unit cost for the month = $2 + $1.85 + $2.70 = $6.55 per unit