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Product Cost Report—Weighted Average Method
Reston Manufacturing Corporation produces a cosmetic product in three consecutive processes. The costs of Department 1 for May 2016 were as follows:
Cost of beginning inventory | ||
Direct material | $24,500 | |
Conversion costs | 41,475 | |
Costs added in Department 1 | ||
Direct material | $738,500 | |
Direct labor | 746,375 | |
Manufacturing overhead | 507,825 | 1,992,700 |
Department 1 handled the following units during May:
Units in process, May 1 | 2,000 |
Units started in Department 1 | 40,000 |
Units transferred to Department 2 | 39,000 |
Units in process, May 31 | 3,000 |
On average, the May 1 units were 30% complete. The May 31 units
were 60% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of the
process, and conversion costs occur evenly throughout the process
in Department 1. Reston uses the weighted average method for
process costing.
Required
Prepare the product cost report for Department 1 for May.
Round average cost per equivalent unit to four decimal places. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculations. Round other answers to the nearest whole number.