Howell Food Products (HFP) produces the most popular of its canned soup varieties at the Stadium Plant. The Stadium Plant has two departments: Mixing and Canning. Raw materials are added at two points in the production of the soup. First, vegetables are added at the beginning of production in the Mixing Department. After the process is 30 percent complete with respect to conversion, a unique broth is added to the vegetable-water mix. Once the soup is mixed, it is transferred to the Canning Department for cooking and packaging. The following information is available from the Stadium Plant for October. (No new material is added in the Canning Department.)

Required

a. Assume that the Canning Department uses weighted-average process costing. The cost per equivalent unit for October for materials (transferred in from the Mixing Plant) in the Canning Department is $1.44 and for conversion costs it is $.60. How complete is ending inventory with respect to conversion costs?

b. What is the cost of product transferred out of the Canning Department for October?

c. What is the cost of ending inventory in the Canning Department for October?

Transcribed Image Text:

Canning Department Production and Costs: October Beginning inventory (125,000 units, 60% complete with respect to Canning Department costs) Total (Mixing and Canning Departments) cost: $ 241,212 $ 1,724,800 766,988 Beginning inventory...... Current work (1,225,000 units started) Mixing Department costs.... Canning Department costs. The ending inventory has 175,000 units, which are 100 percent complete for Mixing Department costs.