PROBLEM 6-11 The WireOne Company manufactures high-quality coated electrical wire in two departments,...

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PROBLEM 6-11
The WireOne Company manufactures high-quality coated electrical wire in two departments, Weaving and Coating. Materials are introduced at various points during work in the Weaving
Department. After the weaving is completed, the materials are transferred into the Coating Department, where specialty plastic coating is applied.
Selected data relating to the Weaving Department during May are given below:
Production data:
Kilograms in process, May 1(materials 100% complete:
conversion $0% complete)
Kilograms started into production during May
Kilograms completed and transferred to Coating
Kilograms in process, May 31(materials 65% complete;
conversion 30% complete)
Cost data:
Work in process inventory, May 1:
Materials cost
Conversion cost
Cost added during May:
Materials cost
Conversion cost
The company uses the weighted average method.
Required:
Compute the equivalent units of production.
Compute the costs per equivalent unit for May.
Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred to the Coating Department.
Prepare a cost reconciliation between the costs determined in (3) above and the cost of beginning inventory and costs added during the period.
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