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The following information concerns production in the BakingDepartment for March. All direct materials are placed in process atthe beginning of production.
ACCOUNT Work in Process—BakingDepartment ACCOUNT NO. Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Mar. 1 Bal., 4,200 units, 4/5 completed 10,080 31 Direct materials, 75,600 units 136,080 146,160 31 Direct labor 38,800 184,960 31 Factory overhead 21,824 206,784 31 Goods finished, 76,500 units 198,732 8,052 31 Bal. ? units, 4/5 completed 8,052
a. Based on the above data, determine each costlisted below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to thenearest cent.
1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit. $ 2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit. $ 3. Cost of the beginning work in process completed duringMarch. $ 4. Cost of units started and completed during March. $ 5. Cost of the ending work in process. $
b. Assuming that the direct materials cost isthe same for February and March, did the conversion cost perequivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same inMarch?
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The following information concerns production in the BakingDepartment for March. All direct materials are placed in process atthe beginning of production.
ACCOUNT Work in Process—BakingDepartment | ACCOUNT NO. | ||||||||
Date | Item | Debit | Credit | Balance | |||||
Debit | Credit | ||||||||
Mar. | 1 | Bal., 4,200 units, 4/5 completed | 10,080 | ||||||
31 | Direct materials, 75,600 units | 136,080 | 146,160 | ||||||
31 | Direct labor | 38,800 | 184,960 | ||||||
31 | Factory overhead | 21,824 | 206,784 | ||||||
31 | Goods finished, 76,500 units | 198,732 | 8,052 | ||||||
31 | Bal. ? units, 4/5 completed | 8,052 |
a. Based on the above data, determine each costlisted below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to thenearest cent.
1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit. | $ |
2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit. | $ |
3. Cost of the beginning work in process completed duringMarch. | $ |
4. Cost of units started and completed during March. | $ |
5. Cost of the ending work in process. | $ |
b. Assuming that the direct materials cost isthe same for February and March, did the conversion cost perequivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same inMarch?
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Production report of Baking Deptt. For March: | |||||
a)Require- | |||||
ments: | Phy units | DM Costs | Conv. Costs | Total | |
Op. WIP | 4200 | 0 | 840 | ||
Started and completed | 72300 | 72300 | 72300 | ||
Transferred out | 76500 | ||||
Cl. WIP | 3300 | 3300 | 2640 | ||
Equivalent units | 75600 | 75780 | |||
Cost incurred during March | 136080 | 60624 | |||
1 & 2 | Cost per Equivalent unit | 1.8 | 0.80 | ||
Cost of Beg WIP: | |||||
Op WIP Cost | 10080 | ||||
Incurred in March to complete | 672 | 672 | |||
3 | Total Cost of Op. WIP | 10752 | |||
4 | Cost of units Started and Completed | 130140 | 57840 | 187980 | |
5 | Cost of ending WIP | 5940 | 2112 | 8052 | |
b) The conversion cost per equivalent unit going to remain the | |||||
same in March because the Direct Material cost are applied in | |||||
the beginning and conversion costs are equally distributed during | |||||
the period. |
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