ACC 336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: European Cooperation In Science And Technology, Root Mean Square, Unit
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Kansas Supplies is a manufacturer of plastic parts that uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production. It produces parts in three separate departments: Molding, Assembling, and Packaging. The following information was obtained for the Assembling Department for the month of April.
Work in process on April 1 had 75,000 units made up of the following:
Amount | Degree of Completion | |||||
Prior department costs transferred in from the Molding Department | $ | 192,000 | 100 | % | ||
Costs added by the Assembling Department | ||||||
Direct materials | $ | 120,000 | 100 | % | ||
Direct labor | 43,200 | 60 | % | |||
Manufacturing overhead | 27,600 | 50 | % | |||
$ | 190,800 | |||||
Work in process, April 1 | $ | 382,800 | ||||
During April, 375,000 units were transferred in from the Molding Department at a cost of $960,000. The Assembling Department added the following costs:
Direct materials | $ | 576,000 | |
Direct labor | 216,000 | ||
Manufacturing overhead | 113,400 | ||
Total costs added | $ | 905,400 | |
Assembling finished 300,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department.
At April 30, 150,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at April 30 was as follows:
Direct materials | 90 | % |
Direct labor | 70 | |
Manufacturing overhead | 35 | |
Required:
a. Prepare a production cost report using the weighted-average method. (Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places.)
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Fast Co. produces its product through a single processing department. Direct materials are added at the start of production, and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The company uses monthly reporting periods for its weighted-average process costing system. The Work in Process Inventory account has a balance of $100,300 as of October 1, which consists of $21,900 of direct materials and $78,400 of conversion costs.
During the month the company incurred the following costs:
Direct materials | $ | 181,800 |
Conversion | 788,240 | |
During October, the company started 156,000 units and transferred 166,000 units to finished goods. At the end of the month, the work in process inventory consisted of 28,000 units that were 80% complete with respect to conversion costs.
Required:
1. Prepare the companyâs process cost summary for October using the weighted-average method.
2. Prepare the journal entry dated October 31 to transfer the cost of the completed units to finished goods inventory.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
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Prepare the companyâs process cost summary for October using the weighted-average method. (Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.)
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Journal entry worksheet
Record the transfer of goods to finished goods inventory.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
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