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Required Prepare journal entries showing the flow of costs through the two processing departments during April. EXERCISE 4-8 Equivalent Units and Cost per Equivalent Unit-Weighted-Average Method [Lo42 LO4-3, LO4-4] Helix Corporation produces prefabricated flooring in a series of steps carried out in production depart ments. All of the material that is used in the first production department is added at the beginning of pro cessing in that department. Data for May for the first production department follow: Percent Complete Units Materials Conversion 100% 100% 40% 30% 5,000 Materials cost in work in process inventory, May 1 . Conversion cost in work in process inventory, May 1 . . Units started into production . . . . . Units transferred to the next production department . Materials cost added during May... Conversion cost added during May...... $1,500 $4,000 180,000 175,000 $54,000 $352,000 Required: me that the company uses the weighted-average method of accounting for units and costs Determine the equivalent units for May for the first process. Compute the costs per equivalent unit for May for the first process Determine the total cost of ending work in process inventory and the total cost of units transferred to the next process in May 1. Assu 2. XERCISE Equivalent Units and Cost per Equivalent Unit-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2, LO4-3] TAKE