Equivalent Units of Production: Average Cost Method

Units of production data for the two departments of Continental Cable and Wire Company for May of the current fiscal year are as follows:

	Drawing Department	Winding Department
Work in process, May 1	1,400 units, 50% completed	450 units, 25% completed
Completed and transferred to next processing department during May	22,400 units	21,850 units
Work in process, May 31	1,100 units, 65% completed	700 units, 25% completed

Each department uses the average cost method.

a. Determine the number of whole units to be accounted for and to be assigned costs and the equivalent units of production for the Drawing Department.

Whole units	fill in the blank 1 units
Equivalent units of production	fill in the blank 2 units

b. Determine the number of whole units to be accounted for and to be assigned costs and the equivalent units of production for the Winding Department.

Whole units	fill in the blank 3 units
Equivalent units of production	fill in the blank 4 units