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Conlon Chemicals manufactures paint thinner. Information on the work in process follows:
Assume that beginning inventory is 50 percent complete with respect to materials and 30 percent complete with respect to conversion costs.
Required:
a. Compute the equivalent units for materials using FIFO.
b. Compute the equivalent units for conversion costs using FIFO.
Answer:
a. Computation of the equivalent units for material and conversion costs as follows:
Particulars | Physical units | % of Completion | Materials |
Beginning work in process inventory | 42,000 | 50% | 21,000 |
Units start and completed during the year | 167,000 | 100% | 167,000 |
Ending work in process inventory | 34,000 | 19% | 4,080 |
Equivalent units of production | 192,080 |
During this month, started with 243,000 units out of which 42,000 are held in beginning work in process and therefore, 209,000 units are completed out of which 167,000 are from this month and balance of 42,000 are related to beginning work in process inventory.
In FIFO, for beginning work in process inventory, only pending percentages are used and therefore, 50% is used for materials.
Therefore, equivalent units of production for materials cost are 192,080 units.
b. Computation of the equivalent units for material and conversion costs as follows:
Particulars | Physical units | % of Completion | Conversion costs |
Beginning work in process inventory | 42,000 | 70% | 29,400 |
Units start and completed during the year | 167,000 | 100% | 167,000 |
Ending work in process inventory | 34,000 | 12% | 6,460 |
Equivalent units of production | 202,860 |
During this month, started with 243,000 units out of which 42,000 are held in beginning work in process and therefore, 209,000 units are completed out of which 167,000 are from this month and balance of 42,000 are related to beginning work in process inventory.
In FIFO, for beginning work in process inventory, only pending percentages are used and therefore, 70% is used for conversion costs.
Therefore, equivalent units of production for conversion costs are 202,860 units.