The PVC Company manufactures a high-quality plastic pipe that goes through three processing stages prior...

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The PVC Company manufactures a high-quality plastic pipe that goes through three processing stages prior to completion.

Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May:

Production data:
Pounds in process, May 1: materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete 70,000
Pounds started into production during May 350,000
Pounds completed and transferred to the next department ?
Pounds in process, May 31: materials 75% complete; conversion 25% complete 40,000
Cost data:
Work in process inventory, May 1:
Materials cost $ 86,000
Conversion cost $ 36,000
Cost added during May:
Materials cost $ 447,000
Conversion cost $ 198,000

The company uses the weighted-average method.

Required:
1. Compute the equivalent units of production.

Materials Conversion
Equivalent units of production

2.

Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Conversion
Cost per equivalent unit $ $

3.

Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred out to the next department. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Materials Conversion Total
Cost of ending work in process inventory $ $ $
Cost of units completed and transferred out $ $ $

4.

Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the month. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Cost Reconciliation
Costs to be accounted for:
(Click to select)Cost of ending work in process inventoryCost of beginning work in process inventoryCost of units completed and transferred out $
(Click to select)Cost of ending work in process inventoryCost of units completed and transferred outCosts added to production during the period
Total cost to be accounted for $
Costs accounted for as follows:
(Click to select)Cost of beginning work in process inventoryCosts added to production during the periodCost of ending work in process inventory $
(Click to select)Cost of beginning work in process inventoryCost of units completed and transferred outCosts added to production during the period
Total cost accounted for $

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