FIFO Method, Two-Department Analysis

Muskoge Company uses a process-costing system. The company manufactures a product that is processed in two departments: Molding and Assembly. In the Molding Department, direct materials are added at the beginning of the process; in the Assembly Department, additional direct materials are added at the end of the process. In both departments, conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. As work is completed, it is transferred out. The following table summarizes the production activity and costs for February:

		Molding		Assembly
Beginning inventories:
Physical units		10,000		8,000
Costs:
Transferred in				$45,300
Direct materials		$22,000
Conversion costs		$13,800		$16,700
Current production:
Units started		25,000		?
Units transferred out		30,000		35,000
Costs:
Transferred in				?
Direct materials		$56,250		$40,250
Conversion costs		$106,500		$136,500
Percentage of completion:
Beginning inventory		40%		50%
Ending inventory		80		50

Required:

1. Using the FIFO method, prepare the following for the Molding Department:

a. A physical flow schedule

Muskoge Company
Molding Department
Physical Flow Schedule
Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in process
Units started in February (transferred in)
Total units to account for
Units accounted for:
Units completed and transferred out:
Started and completed
From beginning work in process
Units, ending work in process
Total units accounted for

Feedback

a. The physical flow schedule traces the units in process regardless of their stage of completion.

b. An equivalent units calculation

	Total Equivalent Units
Direct Materials
Conversion Costs

c. Calculation of unit costs. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ per unit

d. Cost of ending work in process and cost of goods transferred out. Cost of ending work in process: $ Cost of goods transferred out: $

e. A cost reconciliation.

Costs to account for:
Beginning work in process	$
Costs incurred
Total costs to account for	$

Costs accounted for:
Transferred out	$
Ending work in process
Total costs accounted for	$

Feedback

b. To calculate equivalent units, FIFO counts prior-period output in BWIP as belonging to the current period. All units are output in the current period.

c. To calculate unit cost, refer to the applicable formula in the textbook.

d. Costing out ending work in process is done by computing the cost of each input and then adding to obtain the total. The valuation of cost of goods transferred out is simplified as it is the total unit cost multiplied by the units completed.

e. Reconciliation is making sure that the costs assigned to goods or services completed and EWIP are equal to the costs to account for.

2. Prepare journal entries that show the flow of manufacturing costs for the Molding Department. (a) Materials are added at the beginning of the process, (b) conversion costs are recorded, and (c) units are transferred to the Assembly Department.

(a)	Work in Process-Molding
	Materials Inventory
(b)	Work in Process-Molding
	Conversion Costs-Control
(c)	Work in Process-Assembly
	Work in Process-Molding

Feedback

2. An example of journal entries showing the flow of costs is illustrated above Exhibit 6.5.

3. Repeat Requirements 1 and 2 for the Assembly Department.

a. A physical flow schedule

Muskoge Company
Assembly Department
Physical Flow Schedule
Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in process
Units started in February (transferred in)
Total units to account for
Units accounted for:
Units completed and transferred out:
Started and completed
From beginning work in process
Units, ending work in process
Total units accounted for

Feedback

3. Read the problem carefully. There are some differences in how the material additions are accounted for.

b. An equivalent units calculation

	Total Equivalent Units
Direct Materials
Conversion Costs
Transferred In

c. Calculation of unit costs. If required, round your intermediate computations and final answer to four decimal places and use the rounded answer in subsequent computations. $ per unit

d. Compute the following. For interim computations, carry amounts out to four decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Cost of ending work in process: $ Cost of goods transferred out: $

e. A cost reconciliation. When necessary, round equivalent cost per unit to four decimal places, and round all other amounts to the nearest dollar.

Costs to account for:
Beginning work in process	$
Costs incurred
Total costs to account for	$

Costs accounted for:
Transferred out	$
Ending work in process
Total costs accounted for	$

Note: Cost reconciliation totals differ by $1 due to rounding error.

Feedback

3. Read the problem carefully. There are some differences in how the material additions are accounted for.

Prepare journal entries that show the flow of manufacturing costs for the Assembly Department. (a) Materials are added at the end of the process, (b) conversion costs are recorded, and (c) the units are transferred to Finished Goods.

(a)	Work in Process-Assembly
	Materials Inventory
(b)	Work in Process-Assembly
	Conversion Costs-Control
(c)	Finished Goods
	Work in Process-Assembly