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Kramer, Inc., manufactures a product that passes through two processes: mixing a

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Question

Kramer, Inc., manufactures a product that passes through two processes: mixing and molding. all manufacturing costs are added uniformly in the mixing department.

Information for the mixing department for April follows:

Work in process, April 1:        

   Units (35% complete)

5,000

   Direct materials

$24,000

   Direct labor

$30,000

   Overhead

$10,000

During April, 25,000 units were completed and transferred to the molding department. The following costs were incurred by the mixing department during April:

Direct materials         

$90,000

Direct labor

$120,000

Overhead

$30,000

By April 30, 2,500 units that were 80 percent complete remained in Mixing. Kramer uses the weighted average method.

Kramer's cost of April's ending work in process for the mixing department would be:

Work in process, April 1:        

   Units (35% complete)

5,000

   Direct materials

$24,000

   Direct labor

$30,000

   Overhead

$10,000

Explanation / Answer

Equivalent units for mixing department = (25000 * 100% ) +(2500 * 80%)

                                                                    = 25000 + 2000

                                                                     = 27000 units

Total cost = 24000 + 30000 +10000 + 90000 +120000 +30000 = 304000

cost per equivalent unit = 304000 / 27000 =$ 11.2593 per unit

cost of ending WIP = 2500 *.80 * 11.2593 = $ 22518.60