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Wallace, Inc., produces a product tha goes through three departments: Machining,

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Question

Wallace, Inc., produces a product tha goes through three departments: Machining, Assembly, and Polishing. Materials are added at the beginning of the machining operation; labor and overhead are added uniformly throughout the process. The Machining department had work in process at the beginning and end of 1998 as follows:

The company completed 42,500 units during the year and incurred the folowing manufacturing costs:

The inventory at the beginning of the year was carried at the following costs:

REQUIRED:

Prepare a Cost of Production report using the Weighted Average Method

Percentage of Completion Materials Conversion Costs Januarty 1, 1998, 2,500 units 100 60 December 31, 1998, 4,000 units 100 50

Explanation / Answer

Answers

Reconciliation of Units

Opening WIP

2500

Introduced

44000

TOTAL

46500

Transferred

42500

Closing WIP

4000

Statement of Equivalent Units

Material

Conversion Cost

Units

Complete %

Equivalent units

Complete %

Equivalent units

Transferred

42500

100%

42500

100%

42500

Closing WIP

4000

100%

4000

50%

2000

Total

46500 Units

Total

46500

Total

44500

Cost per Equivalent Units

COST

Material cost

Conversion cost

TOTAL

Opening + Current cost

$                            1,67,750.00

$           1,88,825.00

$            3,56,575.00

Total Equivalent Units

46500

44500

Cost per Equivalent Units

$                                          3.61

$                         4.24

#DIV/0!

Statement of cost

Cost

Cost/unit

Closing WIP

Transferred

Units

Cost Allocated

Units

Cost Allocated

TOTAL

Material

$                             3.61

4000

$              14,430.11

42500

$           1,53,319.89

$                 1,67,750.00

Conversion cost

$                             4.24

2000

$                 8,486.52

42500

$           1,80,338.48

$                 1,88,825.00

Total

$                             7.85

TOTAL

$              22,916.62

TOTAL

$           3,33,658.38

$                 3,56,575.00

Cost Incurred:

Mixing

$                          -  

Material

$       1,67,750.00

Conversion Cost

$       1,88,825.00

Total

$        3,56,575.00

Cost Accounted:

Ending WIP:

Mixing

$                          -  

Material

$           14,430.11

Conversion Cost

$             8,486.52

$           22,916.62

Units completed and transferred:

Mixing

$                          -  

Material

$       1,53,319.89

Conversion Cost

$       1,80,338.48

$        3,33,658.38

Total cost accounted for

$        3,56,575.00

Reconciliation of Units

Opening WIP

2500

Introduced

44000

TOTAL

46500

Transferred

42500

Closing WIP

4000

Statement of Equivalent Units

Material

Conversion Cost

Units

Complete %

Equivalent units

Complete %

Equivalent units

Transferred

42500

100%

42500

100%

42500

Closing WIP

4000

100%

4000

50%

2000

Total

46500 Units

Total

46500

Total

44500

Cost per Equivalent Units

COST

Material cost

Conversion cost

TOTAL

Opening + Current cost

$                            1,67,750.00

$           1,88,825.00

$            3,56,575.00

Total Equivalent Units

46500

44500

Cost per Equivalent Units

$                                          3.61

$                         4.24

#DIV/0!

Statement of cost

Cost

Cost/unit

Closing WIP

Transferred

Units

Cost Allocated

Units

Cost Allocated

TOTAL

Material

$                             3.61

4000

$              14,430.11

42500

$           1,53,319.89

$                 1,67,750.00

Conversion cost

$                             4.24

2000

$                 8,486.52

42500

$           1,80,338.48

$                 1,88,825.00

Total

$                             7.85

TOTAL

$              22,916.62

TOTAL

$           3,33,658.38

$                 3,56,575.00