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Help Sav Required information Use the following information for the Exercises below. [The following information applies to the questions displayed below The Fields Company has two manutacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. At the beginning of the mnonth, the forming department has 33,000 units in inventory, 65% complete as to materials and 35% complete as to conversion costs. The beginning inventory cost of $76,100 consisted of $54,400 of direct materials costs and $21,700 of conversion costs. During the month, the forming department started 460,000 units. At the end of the month, the forming department had 40,000 units in ending inventory, 85% complete as to materials and 45% complete as to conversion. Units completed in the forming department are transferred to the painting department Cost information for the forming department is as follows: Beginning work in process inventory Direct materials added during the month Conversion added during the month $76,100 1,708,540 1,132,250 ercise 16-6 Weighted average: Cost per EUP and costs assigned to output LO C2 i Prev 1 of 5 Next >

Explanation / Answer

(1) Equivalent Units of Forming Department :-

Direct Material

Conversion

Beginning WIP Inventory

33000

33000

Started & completed during the month

420000

420000

Ending WIP Inventory

(40000 * 85%)

=34000

(40000 * 45%)

=18000

Equivalent Units

487000

471000

(2) Cost per Equivalent Unit :-

Direct Material

Conversion

Cost incurred during the month

1708540

1132250

(+) Cost incurred on Beginning WIP

54400

21700

Total (A)

1762940

1153950

Equivalent Units (B)

487000

471000

Cost per Equivalent unit (A/B)

3.62

2.45

(3)

Cost Assignment & Reconciliation

Cost of Units Transferred out

EUP

Cost per EUP

Total Cost

Direct Materials

453000

3.62

1639860

Conversion

453000

2.45

1109850

Total costs transferred out

2749710

Cost of Ending WIP

EUP

Cost per EUP

Total Cost

Direct Materials

34000

3.62

123080

Conversion

18000

2.45

44100

Total cost of Ending WIP

167180

Total Cost assigned

2916890

Direct Material

Conversion

Beginning WIP Inventory

33000

33000

Started & completed during the month

420000

420000

Ending WIP Inventory

(40000 * 85%)

=34000

(40000 * 45%)

=18000

Equivalent Units

487000

471000