In: Accounting
Exercise 1-12 Product and Period Cost Flows [LO1-3]
The Devon Motor Company produces automobiles. On April 1st the company had no beginning inventories and it purchased 7,170 batteries at a cost of $135 per battery. It withdrew 6,600 batteries from the storeroom during the month. Of these, 100 were used to replace batteries in cars being used by the company’s traveling sales staff. The remaining 6,500 batteries withdrawn from the storeroom were placed in cars being produced by the company. Of the cars in production during April, 90 percent were completed and transferred from work in process to finished goods. Of the cars completed during the month, 30 percent were unsold at April 30th.
Required:
1. Determine the cost of batteries that would appear in each of the following accounts on April 30th.
a. raw material
b.work in progress
c.finished goods
calculation of raw material cost of batteries | |||
Particulars | Amount | ||
beginning raw material inventory | 0 | ||
Add: battery purchases | 7170 | ||
Battery available | 7170 | ||
less: batteries withdraw | 6600 | ||
inventory of raw material at the ending (1) | 570 | ||
cost per battery (2) | 135 | ||
Raw material on april 30 (1)x(2) | 76950 | ||
calculation of work in progress cost of batteries | |||
beginning work in progress inventory | - | ||
batteries withdraw for production | 6500 | ||
batteries available | 6500 | ||
less: batteries tranfrred to fininshed goods (90% *6500) | 5850 | ||
work in progress inventory at the end (1) | 650 | ||
cost per battery (2) | 135 | ||
work in progress on 30 april (1)*(2) | 87750 | ||
calculation of Finished goods cost of batteries | |||
beginning finished goods inventory | - | ||
Add : battries tranfered from WIP (in part 2) | 5850 | ||
battries available | 5850 | ||
less: battries transfred for cost of goods sold (5850*70%) | 4095 | ||
finished goods at the end (1) | 1755 | ||
cost per battery (2) | 135 | ||
finished goods on 30 april (1)*(2) | 236925 | ||
here 70% because there is unsold 30% i.e. (100%-30%) |