Scribners Corporation produces fine papers in three production departments-Pulpi

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Scribners Corporation produces fine papers in three production departments-Pulping, Drying, and Finishing. In the Pulping Department, raw materials such as wood fiber and rag cotton are mechanically and chemically treated to separate their fibers. The result is a thick slurry of fibers. In the Drying Department, the wet fibers transferred from the Pulping Department are laid down orn porous webs, pressed to remove excess liquid, and dried in ovens. In the Finishing Department, the dried paper is coated, cut, and spooled onto reels. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data for March for the Drying Department follow: Percent Completed Units Pulping 4, 200 7,200 Conversion Work in process inventory, March 1 Work in process inventory, March 31 Pulping cost in work in process inventory, March 100% 100% 80% 75% ch X309u 1,323 Conversion cost in work in process inventory, March1 Units transferred to the next production department Pulping cost added during March Conversion cost added during March $588 137,200 $ 47,773 25,080 No materials are added in the Drying Department. Pulping cost represents the costs of the wet fibers transferred in from the Pulping Department. Wet fiber is processed in the Drying Department in batches, each unit in the above table is a batch and one batch of wet fibers produces a set amount of dried paper that is passed on to the Finishing Department.

Explanation / Answer

1. For pulping the equivalent units is 137200+7200 = 144400

For conversion the equivalent units is 137200+ 7200*75%=142600

2. Cost per equivalent unit is

1323

3.

The cost of ending work in progress

Of pulping is 7200*0.34 = 2448

Of conversion is 5400*0.18 = 972

Total = 3420

4. The cost of units transferred are

Pulping 137200*0.34 = 46648

Conversion = 137200*0.18 = 24696

Total = 46648+24696 = 71334

Particulars pulping conversion Opening WIP cost

1323

588 Cost during the year 47773 25080 Total cost 49096 25668 Units manufactured 144400 142600 Per unit cost 0.34 0.18

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