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Ridgecrest Company manufactures plastic storage crates and has the following inf

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Question

Ridgecrest Company manufactures plastic storage crates and has the following information available for the month of April: Work in process, April 1 (100% complete for materials, 44% for conversion) 26,600 units Direct materials Conversion cost 14,000 $26,CIOD Number of units startad 18,400 units oril costs Direct materials Conversion cast $ 74,800 $ 101,800 Work in precess, Acpril 30 (100% complete for materials, 20% for conversion) 20,000 units Required: Using the weighted-average method of process costing, complete each of the following steps: 1. Reconcile the number of physical units worked on during the period. Physical Units Physlcal Units Beginning Units Urits Slarted Total Units Units Completed Ending Uriits Total Units 2. Calculate the number of equivalent units. Equlvalent Units Physical Units Direct Materials Conversion Units Completed Ending Inventory Total Units 3. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit. Round your answers to 5 decimal places.) Direct Materials Conversion Ccst per Fquvalent Unit 4. Recondlle the total cost of work In process. (Use Cost per Equlvalent Unlt rounded to 5 declmal places and your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Direct Materials Conversion Total Cost Units Completed Ending Inventory lotal Cast Acrounted tor

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Units Reconciliation

Physical Units

Physical Units

Beginning units

                   26,600

Units completed

                   55,000

Units started

                   48,400

Ending units

                   20,000

Total Units to account for

                   75,000

Total Units accounted for

                   75,000

Working

EUP - Weighted Average Method

Units

% Material

EUP Materials

% Conversion

EUP - Conversion

Units TRANSFERRED

55,000

100%

55,000

100%

55,000

Units of ENDING WIP

20,000

100%

20,000

20%

4,000

Equivalent Units of Production

75,000

59,000

Answer

EUP - Weighted Average Method

Physical Units

Direct Material

Conversion

Units Completed

55,000

55,000

55,000

Ending Inventory

20,000

20,000

4,000

Total Units

75,000

75,000

59,000

Working and Answer

COST per EUP

Material

Conversion

Cost of Beginning WIP

$        14,000.00

$          26,000.00

Cost incurred during the period

$        74,800.00

$        101,800.00

Total Costs

Costs

$        88,800.00

Costs

$        127,800.00

Equivalent units of production

EUP

75,000

EUP

59,000

Cost per EUP

$            1.18400 =Answer for material

$              2.16610 = Answer for Conversion

Working

TOTAL COST ACCOUNTED FOR

Cost of Units Transferred Out

EUP

Cost per EUP

Total Cost

- Direct Materials

55,000

$            1.18400

$        65,120.00

- Conversion

55,000

$              2.16610

$      119,135.59

Total Cost transferred Out

$           184,255.59

Costs of Ending WIP:

EUP

Cost per EUP

Total Cost

- Direct Materials

20,000

$            1.18400

$        23,680.00

- Conversion

4,000

$              2.16610

$          8,664.41

Total cost of ending WIP

$              32,344.41

Total costs accounted for

$        216,600.00

Answer

Direct material

Conversion cost

Total

Units Completed

$         65,120

$        119,136

$        184,256

Ending Inventory

$         23,680

$            8,664

$          32,344

Total Cost accounted for

$        216,600

Units Reconciliation

Physical Units

Physical Units

Beginning units

                   26,600

Units completed

                   55,000

Units started

                   48,400

Ending units

                   20,000

Total Units to account for

                   75,000

Total Units accounted for

                   75,000

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