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The inventory of Work in ProcessRolling on September 1 and debits to the account during September were as follows:

Bal., 800 units, 20% completed:
Direct materials (800 x $7.2) $ 5,760
Conversion (800 x 20% x $3) 480
$ 6,240
From Smelting Department, 17,920 units $130,816
Direct labor 36,189
Factory overhead 19,487

During September, 800 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 17,920 units entering the department, all were completed except 1,500 units that were 60% completed. Charges to Work in ProcessRolling for October were as follows:

From Smelting Department, 20,600 units $154,500
Direct labor 43,890
Factory overhead 23,630

During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 20,600 units entering the department, all were completed except 1,000 units that were 90% completed.

Required:

1. Enter the balance as of September 1 in a four-column account for Work in ProcessRolling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for September. Construct a cost of production report and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion, (b) costs per equivalent unit, (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in September, and (d) work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNT Work in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.
BALANCE
DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT
Sept. 1 Bal., 800 units, 20% completed
Sept. 30 Smelting Dept., 17,920 units at $7.3
Sept. 30 Direct labor
Sept. 30 Factory overhead
Sept. 30 Finished goods
Sept. 30 Bal., 1,500 units, 60% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended September 30
Whole Units Equivalent Units
Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a)
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, September 1
Received from Smelting Department
Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department
Units to be assigned costs:
Inventory in process, September 1
Started and completed in September
Transferred to finished goods in September
Inventory in process, September 30
Total units to be assigned costs
Costs
Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs
Cost per equivalent unit:
Total costs for September in Rolling Department $ $
Total equivalent units
Cost per equivalent unit (b) $ $
Costs assigned to production:
Inventory in process, September 1 $
Costs incurred in September
Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department $
Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c) $
To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c) $ $
Cost of completed September 1 work in process $
Started and completed in September (c) $
Transferred to finished goods in September (c) $
Inventory in process, September 30 (d)
Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department $

2. Provide the same information for October by recording the October transactions in the four-column work in process account. Construct a cost of production report, and present the October computations (a through d) listed in part (1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNT Work in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.
Balance
DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT
October 1 Balance
October 31 Smelting Dept., 20,600 units at $7.5
October 31 Direct labor
October 31 Factory overhead
October 31 Finished goods
October 31 Bal., 1,000 units, 90% completed
Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended October 31
Whole Units Equivalent Units
Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a)
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, October 1
Received from Smelting Department
Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department
Units to be assigned costs:
Inventory in process, October 1
Started and completed in October
Transferred to finished goods in October
Inventory in process, October 31
Total units to be assigned costs

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