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Cost Information and the Weighted Average Method

Morrison Company had the equivalent units schedule and cost information for its Sewing Department for the month of December, as shown below.

	Direct Materials				Conversion Costs
Units completed		46,000				46,000
Add: Units in ending work in process
Percentage complete:
10,000 100% direct materials		10,000
10,000 40% conversion materials						4,000
Eqivalent units of output		56,000				50,000
Costs:
Work in process, December 1:
Direct materials						$60,000
Conversion costs						12,000
Total work in process						$72,000
Current costs:
Direct materials						$570,000
Conversion costs						186,000
Total current costs						$756,000

Required:

1. Calculate the unit cost for December, using the weighted average method. Round final answer to the nearest cent. (NOTE: retain unrounded interim amounts for use in part 2.) $fill in the blank 1 per equivalent unit

2. Calculate the cost of goods transferred out, calculate the cost of EWIP, and reconcile the costs assigned with the costs to account for. Using interim amounts from part 1 (unrounded amounts), compute each amount. Then round only final answers to the nearest dollar.

Cost of goods transferred out:

Units completed	$
Cost of EWIP
Total costs assigned (accounted for)	$

Reconciliation Cost to account for:

BWIP	$
Current (December)
Total	$

3. What if you were asked to show that the weighted average unit cost for materials is the blend of the November unit materials cost and the December unit materials cost? The November unit materials cost is $6.00 ($60,000 / 10,000), and the December unit materials cost is $12.39 ($570,000 / 46,000). The equivalent units in BWIP are 10,000, and the FIFO equivalent units are 46,000. Calculate the weighted average unit materials cost using weights defined as the proportion of total units completed from each source (BWIP output and current output). Round final answer to the nearest cent.