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Product Cost Report—Weighted Average Method

Reston Manufacturing Corporation produces a cosmetic product inthree consecutive processes. The costs of Department 1 for May 2016were as follows:

Cost of beginning inventory
Direct material$19,600
Conversion costs33,180
Costs added in Department 1
Direct material$590,800
Direct labor597,100
Manufacturing overhead406,2601,594,160

Department 1 handled the following units during May:

Units in process, May 12,000
Units started in Department 140,000
Units transferred to Department 239,000
Units in process, May 313,000

On average, the May 1 units were 30% complete. The May 31 unitswere 60% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of theprocess, and conversion costs occur evenly throughout the processin Department 1. Reston uses the weighted average method forprocess costing.

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Prepare the product cost report for Department 1 for May.

Round average cost per equivalent unit to four decimalplaces. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculations.Round other answers to the nearest whole number.

Reston Manufacturing Corporation Department 1
Flow of Units and Equivalent Units Calculations, May 2016
Equivalent Units
% Work
Done
Direct
Materials
% Work
Done
Conversion
Costs
Complete/TransferredAnswerAnswer%AnswerAnswer%Answer
Ending InventoryAnswerAnswer%AnswerAnswer%Answer
TotalAnswerAnswerAnswer
Product Cost Report
Direct
Materials
Conversion
Costs
Beginning Inventory$Answer$Answer$Answer
CurrentAnswerAnswerAnswer
Total Costs to Account For$Answer$Answer$Answer
÷ Total Equivalent UnitsAnswerAnswer
Average cost / Equivalent unit (round four decimal places)$Answer$Answer
Complete / Transferred:
Direct Materials$Answer
Conversion costsAnswer
Cost of Goods Manufactured$Answer
Ending Inventory:
Direct Materials$Answer
Conversion costsAnswer
Cost of Ending Inventory$Answer
Total Costs Allocated$Answer

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Reston Manufacturing Corporation Department 1
Flow of Units and Equivalent Units Calculations, May 2016
Equivalent Units
% Work Direct % Work Conversion
Done Materials Done Costs
Complete/Transferred 39000 100% 39000 100% 39000
Ending Inventory 3000 100% 3000 60% 1800
Total 42000 42000 40800
Product Cost Report
Direct Conversion
Materials Costs
Beginning Inventory $        52,780.00 $     19,600.00 $       33,180.00
Current $   15,94,160.00 $ 5,90,800.00 $ 10,03,360.00
Total Costs to Account For $   16,46,940.00 $ 6,10,400.00 $ 10,36,540.00
÷ Total Equivalent Units 42000 40800
Average cost / Equivalent unit (round four decimal places) $        14.5333 $          25.4054
Complete / Transferred:
Direct Materials $          5,66,799
Conversion costs $          9,90,811
Cost of Goods Manufactured $        15,57,609
Ending Inventory:
Direct Materials $             43,600
Conversion costs $             45,730
Cost of Ending Inventory $             89,330
Total Costs Allocated $        16,46,939

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