In: Accounting
Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports
Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses a process cost system to record
the costs of manufacturing rolled aluminum, which consists of the
smelting and rolling processes. Materials are entered from smelting
at the beginning of the rolling process. The inventory of Work in
Process—Rolling on September 1 and debits to the account during
September were as follows:
Bal., 2,600 units, ¼ completed: | ||
Direct materials (2,600 x $15.50) | $40,300 | |
Conversion (2,600 x ¼ x $8.50) | 5,525 | |
$45,825 | ||
From Smelting Department, 28,900 units | $462,400 | |
Direct labor | 158,920 | |
Factory overhead | 101,402 |
During September, 2,600 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 28,900 units entering the department, all were completed except 2,900 units that were 4/5 completed.
Charges to Work in Process—Rolling for October were as
follows:
From Smelting Department, 31,000 units | $511,500 |
Direct labor | 162,850 |
Factory overhead | 104,494 |
During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 31,000 units entering the department, all were completed except 2,000 units that were 2/5 completed.
Required:
1. Enter the balance as of September 1 in a four-column account for Work in Process—Rolling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for September. Construct a cost of production report and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion, (b) costs per equivalent unit, (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in September, and (d) work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
ACCOUNT | Work in Process-Rolling Department | ACCOUNT NO. | ||||
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BALANCE | ||||||
DATE | ITEM | POST. REF. | DEBIT | CREDIT | DEBIT | CREDIT |
Sept. 1 | Bal., 2,600 units, 1/4 completed | |||||
Sept. 30 | Smelting Dept., 28,900 units at $16.00/unit | |||||
Sept. 30 | Direct labor | |||||
Sept. 30 | Factory overhead | |||||
Sept. 30 | Finished goods | |||||
Sept. 30 | Bal., 2,900 units, 4/5 completed |
If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.
Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended September 30 |
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Whole Units | Equivalent Units | ||
Units | Direct Materials (a) | Conversion (a) | |
Units charged to production: | |||
Inventory in process, September 1 | |||
Received from Smelting Department | |||
Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department | |||
Units to be assigned costs: | |||
Inventory in process, September 1 | |||
Started and completed in September | |||
Transferred to finished goods in September | |||
Inventory in process, September 30 | |||
Total units to be assigned costs |
Costs | ||||||||||||
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Costs | Direct Materials | Conversion | Total Costs | |||||||||
Cost per equivalent unit: | ||||||||||||
Total costs for September in Rolling Department | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Total equivalent units | ||||||||||||
Cost per equivalent unit (b) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Costs assigned to production: | ||||||||||||
Inventory in process, September 1 | $ | |||||||||||
Costs incurred in September | ||||||||||||
Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department | $ | |||||||||||
Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: | ||||||||||||
Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c) | $ | |||||||||||
To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Cost of completed September 1 work in process | $ | |||||||||||
Started and completed in September (c) | ||||||||||||
Transferred to finished goods in September (c) | $ | |||||||||||
Inventory in process, September 30 (d) | ||||||||||||
Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department | $ |