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Featured Exercise Tyler Company uses a process-costing system. Selected informat

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Tyler Company uses a process-costing system. Selected information about the Molding Process for December 2010 follows:

Units

Beginning work in process, 60% complete as of 12/1/10

100

Transferred in

620

Normal spoilage

40

Abnormal spoilage

50

Good units completed and transferred out

550

Ending work in process, 75% complete as of 12/31/10

80

Conversion costs in beginning inventory

$160,000

Current period conversion costs

$960,000

Spoilage is detected when the units are inspected at the end of the process.

a.   Using the weighted-average method:

(1)   Compute equivalent units of conversion costs.

(2)   Compute conversion costs per equivalent unit.

(3)   Compute the conversion costs component of normal spoilage.

(4)   Compute the conversion costs component of abnormal spoilage.

(5)   Compute the total conversion costs transferred out to the next process.

(6)   Compute the conversion costs component of ending work in process.

b.   Using the FIFO method, repeat part (a). (Horngren 178-179)

Horngren, Charles T., Srikant Datar, Madhav Rajan. Student Study Guide for Cost Accounting. Pearson Learning Solutions, 2015-06-01. VitalBook file.

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Explanation / Answer

a

1.Equivalent units of conversion cost=Units transferred out+Abnormal spoilage+75% of closing stock

=550+50+.75*80=660

generally normal spoilage is not considered for calculation conversion cost per unit

2.conversion cost=begginning+current cost=$160,000+$960,000=$1,120,000

conversion cost per unit=$1,120,000/660=$1,696.97

3.conversion costs component of normal spoilage=Nil

4.conversion costs component of abnormal spoilage.=50*$1,696.97=$84,848

5.conversion costs transferred out to the next process=550*$1,696.97=$933,333

6.the conversion costs component of ending work in process=80*.75*1,695.97 =101,818

b. as per FIFO

1.equivalent units of conversion costs=100*.4+50+(550-100)+80*.75=550

2. conversion cost for current =$960,000   

cost per unit=$960,000/600=$1,600

3.conversion costs component of normal spoilage=Nil

4.conversion costs component of abnormal spoilage=50*$1,600=$80,000   

5.total conversion costs transferred out to the next process=450*$1,600+100*.4*$1,600+$160,000=$944,000

6. conversion costs component of ending work in process=80*.75*$1,600=$96,000