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The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for Sept

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Question

The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for September. All direct materials are placed into the process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory consists of $96,760 of direct materials.

a. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed in September.

8,200*50%= 4,100

75,000 units

75,000+4,100= 79,100

b. Cost of units transferred to the next department during September.

c. Cost of ending work in process inventory on September 30.

d. Costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion included in the September 1 beginning work in process. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

e. The September increase or decrease in costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Sept. 1 Bal., 8,200 units, 50% completed 110,290 30 Direct materials, 75,000 units 862,500 972,790 30 Direct labor 109,180 1,081,970 30 Factory overhead 150,784 ? 1,232,754 30 Goods finished, ? units ? 30 Bal., 6,600 units, 60% completed ?

Explanation / Answer

FIFO Method

Beginning WIP                            8,200           Goods finished            76,600

Started                                     75,000              Ending WIP                   6,600

Units to be accounted              83,200       Units to be accounted for 83,200

Eqivalent units                                          Material                                  Converssion

Beginning WIP   8,200                                           -                                          4,100

trandferred        68,400                               68,400                                          68,400

Ending WIP          6,600                                 6,600                                            3,960

Equivalent units                                          75,000                                          76,460                                         

Calculation of cost per unit

Beginning WIP                                              -                                                $13,530

Direct materials                                        862,500                                        259,964

total cost                                                   862,500                                       273,494

Cost per unit                                               $11.50                                         $3.58

a) Cost of beginning work in progress        $3.50 * 4,100           = $14,678

b) Transferred (68,400*11.50 + 68,400 *3.58)                                 =$1,031,472

c) Ending WIP ) 6,600*11.50 + 3960*3.58                                      = $90,077

d) Direct materials cost per eqivalent unit $0

Conversion cost                                        $.18

e)96,760/8200   = 11.80                       13,530/4100 = 3.3

Increase in materials cost               .30                    $22,500

Conversion increase                      .28                      $21,409