(Continuation of 17-36). Porter Handcraft is a manufacturer of picture frames for large retailers. Every picture frame passes through two departments: the Assembly department and the Finishing department. This problem focuses on the Assembly department. The process- costing system at Porter has a single direct cost category (direct materials) and a single indirect cost category (conversion costs). Direct materials are added when the Assembly department process is 10% complete. Conversion costs are added evenly during the Assembly department€™s process. Porter uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Consider the following data for the Assembly department in April 2012:

REQUIRED
Do Problem 17-36 using the FIFO method of process costing. If you did Problem 17-36, explain any difference between the cost of work completed and transferred out and the cost of ending work in process in the Assembly department under the weighted-average method and the FIFO method.

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Physical Units Direct Conversion (frames) Materials Costs 75 550 500 125 S 1,775 S 135 ork in process, Apn Started during Apil 2012 Completed during April 2012 Work in process, April 30 Costs added during April 2012 S17,600 S10,890