In: Accounting
| Calculate the cost per equivalent unit of material and conversion cost for January - using the Weighted Average Approach | |||||||||||||||
| Units | Materials | Conversion | |||||||||||||
| Work in process January 1 | 2,500 | 50% | 35% | ||||||||||||
| Work in process January 31 | 45% | 25% | |||||||||||||
| Materials cost in work in process January 1 | $25,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Conversion costs in work in process January 1 | $10,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Units started in production | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Units transferred to the next department | 8,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Materials cost added during January | $20,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Conversion costs added during January | $7,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Complete the grey cells that required information. | |||||||||||||||
| Beginning Inventory | |||||||||||||||
| Units Started this Period | |||||||||||||||
| Units to be accounted for | |||||||||||||||
| Direct Materials | Conversion Costs | ||||||||||||||
| Units in process January | |||||||||||||||
| Units completed & transferred out | |||||||||||||||
| Ending Inventory | |||||||||||||||
| Units accounted for | |||||||||||||||
| Direct Materials | Conversion Costs | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning Inventory | |||||||||||||||
| Current Costs | |||||||||||||||
| Total Costs | |||||||||||||||
| Equivalent Units | |||||||||||||||
| Materials | Conversion | ||||||||||||||
| Units completed and transferred out | |||||||||||||||
| Work in process, January 31: | |||||||||||||||
| Equivalent units of production in work in process | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cost | Materials | Conversion | |||||||||||||
| Cost to be accounted for: | |||||||||||||||
| Work in process, January 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Costs added in January | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cost | |||||||||||||||
| Equivalent units | |||||||||||||||
| Cost per equivalent unit | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Calculation of equivalent units of production for materials and conversion cost for January | |||||
| Production Cost Report | |||||
| For the Month Ended January 31 | |||||
| UNITS | Equivalent Units | ||||
| Physical Units | % complete | Direct Materials | % complete | Conversion | |
| Units to be accounted for: | |||||
| Beginning Inventory | 2500 | ||||
| Units Started this Period | 12000 | ||||
| Units to be accounted for | 14500 | ||||
| Units accounted for: | |||||
| Units completed & transferred out | 8000 | 100% | 8000 | 100% | 8000 |
| Ending Inventory (14500-8000) | 6500 | 45% | 2925 | 25% | 1625 |
| Total units to be assigned costs | 14500 | 10925 | 9625 | ||
| 2. Computation of cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion cost for January | |||||
| COSTS | Costs | ||||
| Total | Materials | Conversion | |||
| Unit Costs | |||||
| Work in process, January 1 | $ 35,000 | $ 25,000 | $ 10,000 | ||
| Costs added in January | $ 27,500 | $ 20,000 | $ 7,500 | ||
| Total Cost | $ 62,500 | $ 45,000 | $ 17,500 | ||
| ÷ | ÷ | ||||
| Equivalent units | 10925 | 9625 | |||
| Cost per equivalent unit | $5.94 | $4.12 | $1.82 | ||
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