In: Accounting
Mccabe Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. The following data pertain to its Assembly Department for September.
| Percent Complete | ||||||||
| Units | Materials | Conversion | ||||||
| Work in process, September 1 | 2,800 | 55 | % | 10 | % | |||
| Units started into production during September | 10,200 | |||||||
| Units completed
during September and transferred to the next department  | 
9,300 | |||||||
| Work in process, September 30 | 3,700 | 75 | % | 25 | % | |||
Required:
Compute the equivalent units of production for both materials and conversion costs for the Assembly Department for September using the weighted-average method.
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Solution
| Equivalent units | |
| Material | 12,075 | 
| Conversion | 10,225 | 
Working
| Statement of Equivalent Units(Weighted average) | |||||||
| Material | Conversion cost | ||||||
| Units | Complete % | Equivalent units | Complete % | Equivalent units | |||
| Transferred | 9,300 | 100% | 9,300 | 100% | 9,300 | ||
| Closing WIP | 3,700 | 75% | 2,775 | 25% | 925 | ||
| Total | 13,000 | Total | 12,075 | Total | 10,225 | ||