Ockham Kitchens produces granite countertops in two sequential production departments: Forming and Polishing. The Polishing Department calculated
Question:
Ockham Kitchens produces granite countertops in two sequential production departments: Forming and Polishing. The Polishing Department calculated the following costs per equivalent unit (square metres) on its April production cost report:
During April, 250,000 square metres were completed and transferred out of the Polishing Department to finished goods inventory. The countertops were subsequently sold for $12 per square metre.
Requirements
1. What was the cost per square metre of the finished product?
2. Did most of the production cost occur in the Forming Department or in the Polishing Department? Explain how you can tell.
3. What was the gross profit per square metre?
4. What was the total gross profit on the countertops produced in April?
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9780135443446
4th Canadian Edition
Authors: Karen Braun, Wendy Tietz, Louis Beaubien