2 Analytical Thinking (Algo) [LO5-2, L05-3, L05-4] 25 points Skipped 3 "I think we goofed when we hired that new assistant controller." said Ruth Scarpino, president of Provost Industries. "Just look at this report that he prepared for last month for the Finishing Department I can't understand it." Finishing Department costs: Work in process inventory, April 1, 1,650 units; materials 18% complete; conversion 88x complete $ 8,816* Costs transferred in during the month from the preceding department, 3,150 units 37,396 Materials cost added during the month 16,602 Conversion costs incurred during the month 33,120 Total departmental costs $ 95,334 Finishing Department costs assigned to: Units completed and transferred to finished goods, 4,200 units at $22.700 per unit $ 95,334 Work in process inventory, April 30, 600 units; materials ex complete; conversion 48x complete Total departmental costs assigned $ 95,334 Consists of cost transferred in. $4.316; materials cost, $2100; and conversion cost, $2400. "He's struggling to leam our system." replied Frank Harrop, the operations manager. "The problem is that he's been away from process costing for a long time, and it's coming back slowly." "It's not just the format of his report that I'm concerned about. Look at that $22.700 unit cost that he's come up with for April. Doesn't that seem high to you?" said Ms. Scarpino. "Yes, it does seem high; but on the other hand, I know we had an increase in materials prices during April, and that may be the explanation," replied Mr. Harrop. "I'll get someone else to redo this report and then we can see what's going on." Provost Industries manufactures a ceramic product that goes through two processing departmentsMolding and Finishing. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. Required: 1-a. Calculate the equivalent units of production. 1-6. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 1. How much cost should have been assigned to the ending work in process inventory? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) 1-0. How much cost should have been assigned to the units completed and transferred to finished goods? (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) 2 Total departmental costs $ 95,334 Finishing Department costs assigned to: Units completed and transferred to finished goods, 4,200 units at $22.700 per unit $ 95,334 Work in process inventory, April 30, 688 units; materials ex complete; conversion 4ex complete Total departmental costs assigned $ 95,334 *Consists of cost transferred in. $4,316; materials cost, $2100; and conversion cost, $2.400 25 points 3 Skipped "He's struggling to leam our system," replied Frank Harrop, the operations manager. "The problem is that he's been away from process costing for a long time, and it's coming back slowly." "It's not just the format of his report that I'm concerned about. Look at that $22.700 unit cost that he's come up with for April. Doesn't that seem high to you" sald Ms. Scarpino. "Yes, It does seem high; but on the other hand, I know we had an Increase in materials prices during April, and that may be the explanation," replied Mr. Harrop. "Till get someone else to redo this report and then we can see what's going on." Provost Industries manufactures a ceramic product that goes through two processing departmentsMolding and Finishing. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. Required: 1-a. Calculate the equivalent units of production. 1-6. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 1. How much cost should have been assigned to the ending work in process inventory? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) 1-0. How much cost should have been assigned to the units completed and transferred to finished goods? (Round your Intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) ) Transferred In Costs Materials Conversion Total 1-a. Equivalent units of production 1-b. Cost per equivalent unit 1- Cost of ending work in process inventory 1-0. Cost of units completed and transferred out 0 S S 0 Mc