In: Accounting
Builder Products, Inc. manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, cooking, is given below for May:
Production data: | |||
Units in process, May 1: 100% complete as to materials and 80% complete as to labour and overhead | 16,700 | ||
Units started into production during May | 127,000 | ||
Units completed and transferred out | 117,000 | ||
Units in process, May 31: 60% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to labour and overhead | ? | ||
Cost data: | |||
Work-in-process inventory, May 1: | |||
Materials cost | $ | 2,850 | |
Labour cost | 3,760 | ||
Overhead cost | 7,700 | ||
Cost added during May: | |||
Materials cost | 194,000 | ||
Labour cost | 37,600 | ||
Overhead cost | 90,400 | ||
Materials are added at several stages during the cooking process, whereas labour and overhead costs are incurred uniformly. The company uses the weighted average cost method. The company combines labour and overhead into a single cost category—conversion cost.
Required:
Prepare a production report for the cooking department for May. Use
the following three steps in preparing your report:
4. Prepare a production report for the cooking department for May. Assuming the company uses the FIFO method. Follow parts (1) to (3). (Leave no cells blank, enter "0" wherever required. Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 3 decimal places and the rest to the nearest dollar amount.)
Quantity Schedule and Equivalent Units
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Cost per Equivalent Unit
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Cost Reconciliation
Note: There is difference of "$28" in both the values due to rounding and we feel a note which reads: "Due to rounding, your "Cost accounted for" may not be equal to "Cost to account for"".
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