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Consider the following data for November2017 from Cranberry Manufacturing Company, which makes silk pennants and uses a process-costing system. All direct materials are added at

Consider the following data for November2017

from Cranberry Manufacturing Company, which makes silk pennants and uses a process-costing system. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs are added evenly during the process. Spoilage is detected upon inspection at the completion of the process. Spoiled units are disposed of at zero net disposal value.

Cranberry

Manufacturing Company uses the FIFO method of process costing.

Physical Units

Direct

Conversion

(Pennants)

Materials

Costs

Work in process, November 1 Superscript aNovember 1a

1,125

$3,653

$702

Started in

November

2017

?

Good units completed and transferred out

during November 2017

8,800

Normal spoilage

130

Abnormal spoilage

65

Work in process, November 30 Superscript bNovember 30b

2,400

Total costs added during

November 2017

$10,270

$32,544

Superscript aDegree

of completion: direct materials, 100100%; conversion costs, 60%.

Superscript bDegree of completion: direct materials,100%; conversion costs, 30%.

Equivalent Units

Direct

Conversion

Flow of Production

Materials

Costs

Good units completed and transferred out during current period:

From beginning work in process

0

450

Started and completed

7,675

7,675

Normal spoilage

130

130

Abnormal spoilage

65

65

Work in process, ending

2,400

720

Work done in current period only

10,270

9,040

Begin by summarizing the total costs to account for.

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Total

Direct

Conversion

Production Costs

Materials

Costs

Total costs to account for

Next, calculate cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

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Direct

Conversion

Materials

Costs

Divide by:

Cost per equivalent unit

Now assign costs to units completed and transferred out (including normal spoilage), to abnormal spoilage, and to units in ending work in process. (Complete all answer boxes. Enter a "0" for any zero amounts. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.)

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Total

Direct

Conversion

Production Costs

Materials

Costs

Completed and transferred out:

Total from beginning inventory before normal spoilage

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Total costs of units completed and transferred out

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Total costs accounted for

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