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Victory Company uses weighted-average process costing to account for its product

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Question

Victory Company uses weighted-average process costing to account for its production costs. Conversion cost is added evenly throughout the process. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. During November, the company transferred 735,000 units of product to finished goods. At the end of November, the work in process inventory consists of 181,000 units that are 70% complete with respect to conversion. Beginning inventory had $535860 of direct materials and $150,798 of conversion cost. The direct material cost added in November is $3,586,140, and the conversion cost added is $2.865152. Beginning work in process consisted of 73,000 units that were 100% complete with respect to direct materials and 80% complete with respect to conversion. Of the units completed, 73,000 were from beginning work in process and 662,000 units were started and completed during the period. 2. Compute both the direct material cost and the conversion cost per equivalent unit. Cost per equivalent unit of production Materials Conversion Total costs Costs Costs Equivalent units of production Cost per equivalent unit of production (rounded to 2 decimals) EUP EUP

Explanation / Answer

Equivalent units of production (EUP)- weighted average method

Units

% Materials

EUP- Materials

% Conversion

EUP- Conversion

Units completed and transferred out

735,000

100%

735,000

100%

735,000

Ending goods in process - units

181,000

100%

181,000

70%

126,700

Total units

916,000

916,000

861,700

Cost per equivalent unit of production

Materials

Conversion

Cost of beginning goods in process

$535,860

$150,798

Costs incurred this period

3,586,140

2,865,152

Total costs

Costs

$4,122,000

Costs

$3,015,950

÷ Equivalent units of production

EUP

916,000

EUP

861,700

Cost per equivalent unit of production (rounded to 2 decimals)

$4.50

$3.50

1

Equivalent units of production (EUP)- weighted average method

Units

% Materials

EUP- Materials

% Conversion

EUP- Conversion

Units completed and transferred out

735,000

100%

735,000

100%

735,000

Ending goods in process - units

181,000

100%

181,000

70%

126,700

Total units

916,000

916,000

861,700

2

Cost per equivalent unit of production

Materials

Conversion

Cost of beginning goods in process

$535,860

$150,798

Costs incurred this period

3,586,140

2,865,152

Total costs

Costs

$4,122,000

Costs

$3,015,950

÷ Equivalent units of production

EUP

916,000

EUP

861,700

Cost per equivalent unit of production (rounded to 2 decimals)

$4.50

$3.50