FIFO Method, Physical Flow, Equivalent Units, Unit Costs, Cost Assignment

Swasey Fabrication, Inc., manufactures frames for bicycles. Each frame passes through three processes: Cutting, Welding, and Painting. In September, the Cutting Department of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, plant reported the following data:

1. In Cutting, all direct materials are added at the beginning of the process.
2. Beginning work in process consisted of 41,000 units, 20 percent complete with respect to direct labor and overhead. Costs in beginning inventory included direct materials, $1,215,000; direct labor, $222,000; and applied overhead, $150,000.
3. Costs added to production during the month were direct materials, $2,575,000; direct labor, $3,471,250. Overhead was assigned using the following information:

   Activity		Rate		Actual Driver Usage
   Inspection		$150 per inspection hour		4,000 inspection hours
   Maintenance		$750 per maintenance hour		1,600 maintenance hours
   Receiving		$300 per receiving order		2,000 receiving orders

4. At the end of the month, 121,000 units were transferred out to Welding, leaving 14,000 units in ending work in process, or 25 percent complete.

Assume that the FIFO method is used.

Required:

1. Prepare a physical flow schedule.

Swasey Fabrication, Inc. Physical Flow Schedule

Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in processUnits completed and transferred outUnits, ending work in processUnits, beginning work in process	Units, beginning work in process
Units completed and transferred outUnits, ending work in processUnits started (transferred in)Units started (transferred in)	Units started (transferred in)
Total units to account for	fill in the blank 7d6b260a3077f92_5
Units accounted for:
Units, beginning work in processUnits completed and transferred outUnits started (transferred in)Units completed and transferred out	Units completed and transferred out
Units, beginning work in processUnits, ending work in processUnits started (transferred in)Units, ending work in process	Units, ending work in process
Total units accounted for	fill in the blank 7d6b260a3077f92_10

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1. A physical flow schedule shows the units to account for and what happened to them.

2. Calculate equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs.

	Equivalent Units
Direct Materials	fill in the blank e44263036f91f8d_1
Conversion Costs	fill in the blank e44263036f91f8d_2

3. Compute unit cost. Round unit costs & final answer to three decimal places. $fill in the blank e44263036f91f8d_3 per unit

4. Calculate the cost of goods transferred to Welding at the end of the month. In your calculations, round unit costs to three decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank e44263036f91f8d_4

Calculate the cost of ending inventory. In your calculations, round unit costs to three decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. $fill in the blank e44263036f91f8d_5