Helix Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It produces prefabricated flooring...

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Helix Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It produces prefabricated flooring in a series of steps carried out in production departments. All of the material that is used in the first production department is added at the beginning of processing in that department. Data for May for the first production department follow:

Percent Complete
Units Materials Conversion
Work in process inventory, May 1 77,000 100 % 30 %
Work in process inventory, May 31 57,000 100 % 20 %
Materials cost in work in process inventory, May 1 $ 60,600
Conversion cost in work in process inventory, May 1 $ 18,200
Units started into production 264,200
Units transferred to the next production department 284,200
Materials cost added during May $ 127,060
Conversion cost added during May $ 262,620

Required:

1. Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.

2. Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May.

3. Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

4. Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May

Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.

Materials Conversion
Equivalent units of production

Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Conversion
Cost per equivalent unit

Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Conversion Total
Cost of ending work in process inventory

Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Conversion Total
Cost of units completed and transferred out

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