In: Accounting
The inventory at May 1 and the costs charged to Work in Process -- Department B during May for Star Company are as follows:
8,000 Units, 75% Completed ---- $65,600
From Department A, 43,500 Units ---- $78,300
Direct Labor ---- $292,400
Factory Overhead ---- $107,100
During May, all direct materials are transferred from Department A, the units process at May 1 were completed, and of the 43,500 units entering the department, all were completed except 9,000 units which were 2/3 the department. Inventories are costed by the first in, first out method.
Prepare a cost of production report for May!
| UNITS TO ACCOUNT FOR: | ||||||
| Beginning Work in Process units | 8,000 | |||||
| Add: Units Started in Process | 43,500 | |||||
| Total Units to account for: | 51,500 | |||||
| UNITS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR: | ||||||
| Units completed from Beginning WIP | 8000 | |||||
| Units started and completed | 34,500 | |||||
| Ending Work in Process | 9,000 | |||||
| Total Units to be accounted for: | 51,500 | |||||
| Equivalent Units: | ||||||
| Transferred In cost | Conversion | |||||
| % Completion | Units | % Completion | Units | |||
| Units completed from Beg. WIP | 0% | 0 | 25% | 2,000 | ||
| Units started and completed | 100% | 34,500 | 100% | 34,500 | ||
| Ending Work in Process | 100% | 9,000 | 67% | 6,000 | ||
| Total Equivalent units | 43,500 | 42,500 | ||||
| COST PER EQUIVALENT UNIT: | ||||||
| Transferred In | Conversion | |||||
| Total cost added during the year | 78,300 | 399,500 | ||||
| Equivalent Units | 43,500 | 42,500 | ||||
| Cost per Equivalent unit | 1.8 | 9.4 | ||||
| TOTAL COST ACCOUNTED FOR: | ||||||
| Units Completed from Beginning WIP (8000 units) | ||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | ||||
| Beginning Cost | 65600 | |||||
| Transferred In cost | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | |||
| Conversion Cost | 2,000 | 9.4 | 18800 | |||
| Cost of units completed from Beg WIP | 84400 | |||||
| Units started and Transferred out (34500 units) | ||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | ||||
| Transferred in cost | 34,500 | 1.8 | 62100 | |||
| Conversion Cost | 34,500 | 9.4 | 324300 | |||
| Total Cost of Units completed and transferred out: | 386400 | |||||
| Ending Work in process (9,000 units) | ||||||
| Equivalent unit | Cost per EU | Total Cost | ||||
| Transferred in Cost | 9,000 | 1.8 | 16200 | |||
| Conversison Cost | 6,000 | 9.4 | 56400 | |||
| Total cost of Ending Work in process: | 72,600 | |||||