Clydes cleaning supplies makes a liquid industrial cleaner for the ship building industry. The ingredients for the liquid cleaner pass through:

• the Mixing department where all ingredients are added and blended
• the Bottling department where the cleaner is put into bottles.

Information for the Mixing department for May is as follows:

UNITS:

Beginning work-in-process 20,000 litres

Units started during May 540,000 litres

Units completed in May 530,000 litres

COSTS:

Beginning work-in-process direct ingredients $14,000

Beginning work-in-process conversion $5,640

Direct ingredients added during month $350,000

Conversion costs added during the month $230,000

Beginning work-in-process was 50% complete as to conversion. Direct ingredients are added at the beginning of the process. All conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Ending work-in-process was 60 percent complete.

Required:

1. Using the weighted-average method determine
   • the total cost of litres transferred-out to the Bottling department during May
   • the total cost of ending inventory in the Mixing department at the end of May.

Use the form on the next page. (10 marks)

2. Prepare the journal entry to transfer the cost of the units completed in May to the Bottling department work-in-process inventory. (use the space provided below) (2 marks)
3. Calculate and compare the actual cost per equivalent litre for direct ingredients in beginning inventory with the actual cost per equivalent litre for direct ingredients added for the period. (calculate each cost to 4 decimals) (2 marks)
4. Calculate the transferred-in cost per litre in the Bottling department. (1 mark)

STEP 1: Units to be accounted for:	Quantity Schedule	Production report
Work in process, beginning
Started into production
Total units
		Equivalent units
Units accounted for:		Materials	Conversion
STEP 2: Cost to be accounted for:	Total Prod. Costs	Total costs
		Materials	Conversion
Total cost (a)
Equivalent units of production (b) (Step 1 above)
Cost per equivalent unit (a / b)
STEP 3: Cost Reconciliation		Equivalent units
		Materials	Conversion
Total cost of goods completed
Total ending work in process
Total cost