Exercise 4A-9 (Algo) Equivalent Units; Equivalent Units of Production; Assigning Costs-FIFO Method [LO4-6, LO4-7, LO4-8]

Jarvene Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data are for the most recent month of operations in one of the companys processing departments:

Units in beginning inventory	360
Units started into production	4,270
Units in ending inventory	280
Units transferred to the next department	4,350

	Materials		Conversion
Percentage completion of beginning inventory	60	%	40	%
Percentage completion of ending inventory	70	%	30	%

The cost of beginning inventory according to the companys costing system was $7,811 of which $4,866 was for materials and the remainder was for conversion cost. The costs added during the month amounted to $176,610. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were:

	Materials	Conversion
Cost per equivalent unit	$18.00	$23.00

Required:

1. Compute the total cost per equivalent unit for the month.

2. Compute the equivalent units of material and conversion in the ending inventory.

3. Compute the equivalent units of material and conversion that were required to complete the beginning inventory.

4. Compute the number of units started and completed during the month.

5. Compute the cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for the month.

6. Compute the cost of the units transferred to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for the month.