Do Problem 17-31 using the FIFO method of process costing. Explain any difference between the cost per
Question:
Do Problem 17-31 using the FIFO method of process costing. Explain any difference between the cost per equivalent unit in the assembly department under the weighted-average method and the FIFO method.
Data From Exercise 17-31:
Larsen Corp. manufactures car seats in its Sarnia plant. Each car seat passes through the assembly department and the testing department. This problem focuses on the assembly department. The process-costing system at Larsen Corp. has a single direct cost category (direct materials) and a single indirect cost category (conversion costs). Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs are added evenly during the process. When the assembly department finishes work on each car seat, it is immediately transferred to testing.
Larsen Corp. uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Data for the assembly department for October 2015 are:
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133138443
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Authors: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan, Charles T. Horngren, Louis Beaubien, Chris Graham