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a. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for each of the three cost items and i

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Question

a. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for each of the three cost items and in total. Round to 3 decimal places.

b. Calculate the cost of items completed in May and the cost of ending Work in Process. Round to 2 decimal places.

c. Reconcile the sum of the two costs in part b to the sum of beginning Work in Process and costs added in May.

Problem 3-1 Comprehensive Problem, One Department [LO3,4] Regal Polish manufactures a single product in one dapartment and uses a process costing system. At the start of May, there were 11,000 units in process that were 100 percent complete with respect to direct material and 60 percent complete with respect to conversion costs (labor and overhead). During the month, the company began production of 105,000 units. Ending work in process inventory consisted of 5,100 units that were 100 percent complete with respect to material and 70 percent complete with respect to conversion costs. Required

a. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for each of the three cost items and in total. Round to 3 decimal places.

b. Calculate the cost of items completed in May and the cost of ending Work in Process. Round to 2 decimal places.

c. Reconcile the sum of the two costs in part b to the sum of beginning Work in Process and costs added in May.

Cost Information Beginning Work in Process Costs Added in May Direct material $4,000 $76,500 Direct labor 200 8,880 Manufacturing overhead 300 9,915 Total $4,500 $95,295

Explanation / Answer

The denominators for the calculations of cost per equivalent are:

                        Units Completed     Equivalent Units in Ending WIP                  Total

Material            110,900                              5,100                                                116,000

Labor                 110,900                              3,570                                                114,470

Overhead          110,900                              3,570                                                114,470

                              Beginning WIP        Cost Added        Total       Denominator     Cost per EU

Material                $4,000                        $76,500        $80,500     116,000                  $0.69

Labor                        200                              8,880          9,080        114,470                    0.08

Overhead                300                               9,915         10,215      114,470                    0.09

Total                      $4,500                         $95,295       $99,795                                      $0.86

119,000 units × $0.86 = $102,340

Cost of items in ending work in process:

Material (5,100 equivalent units × $0.69)        $3,519

Labor (3,570 equivalent units × $0.08)                 285.6

Overhead (3,570 equivalent units × $0.09)         321.3

Total                                                                        $4,125.9

   Cost added                                       95,295

Total                                                    $99,795

Cost of items completed                  $95,669

Cost of ending WIP                              4,125.9

Total                                                     $99,795

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