Case 4-19 (Algo) Second Department-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4] "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." $ 8,527* Finishing Department costs: Work in process inventory, April 1, 800 units; materials 100% complete; conversion 88% complete Costs transferred in during the month from the preceding department, 2,300 units Materials cost added during the month Conversion costs incurred during the month Total departmental costs 23,711 9,185 19,690 $ 61,113 $ 61,113 Finishing Department costs assigned to: Units completed and transferred to finished goods, 2,500 units at $24.450 per unit Work in process inventory, April 30, 600 units; materials % complete; conversion 40% complete Total departmental costs assigned $ 61,113 *Consists of cost transferred in, $4,282; materials cost, $2,015, and conversion cost, $2,230. "He's struggling to learn 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 $24.450 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-b. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 1-c. How much cost should have been assigned to the ending work in process inventory? (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) 1-d. 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-c. Cost of ending work in process inventory 1-d. Cost of units completed and transferred out $ 0 $ 0 Exercise 4-6 (Algo) Equivalent Units of Production-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2] Highlands Company uses the weighted average method in its process costing system. It processes wood pulp for various manufacturers of paper products. Data relating to tons of pulp processed during June are provided below: Work in process, June 1 Work in process, June 30 Started into production during June Percent Completed Labor and Tons of Pulp Materials Overhead 80,500 82% 28% 51,800 45% 17% 301,600 Required: 1. Compute the number of tons of pulp completed and transferred out during June. 2. Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and for labor and overhead for June. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and for labor and overhead for June. Materials Labor and Overhead 390,906 Equivalent units of production 405,410