Hearty Soup Co. uses a process cost system to record the costs of processing soup, which requires the cooking and filling processes. Materials are entered from the cooking process at the beginning of the filling process. The inventory of Work in Process-Filling on April 1 and debits to the account during April were as follows:

Bal., 800 units, 30% completed:
Direct materials (800 $4.30)	$3,440
Conversion (800 30% $1.75)	420
	$3,860
From Cooking Department, 7,400 units	$32,560
Direct labor	8,528
Factory overhead	4,112

During April, 800 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 7,400 units entering the department, all were completed except 600 units that were 90% completed.

Charges to Work in Process-Filling for May were as follows:

From Cooking Department, 9,600 units	$44,160
Direct labor	12,008
Factory overhead	5,088

During May, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 9,600 units entering the department, all were completed except 250 units that were 35% completed.

Required:

1.

(a)

Enter the balance as of April 1, in a four-column account for Work in Process-Filling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for April.

(b)

Construct a cost of production report, and present computations for determining

i.	equivalent units of production for materials and conversion.
ii.	costs per equivalent unit.*
iii.	cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April.*
iv.	work in process inventory.*
*	If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your cost per unit answers to the nearest cent and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.

2.

(a)	Provide the same information for May by recording the May transactions in the four-column work in process account.
(b)	Construct a cost of production report, and present the May computations (i through iv) listed in part 1(b).

3.

Comment on the change in costs per equivalent unit for March through May for direct materials and conversion costs.

1(a).	Enter the balance as of April 1, in a four-column account for Work in Process-Filling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for April.
2(a).	Provide the same information for May by recording the May transactions in the four-column work in process account.

Work in Process-Filling

1	Date	Item	Debit	Credit	Balance Dr.	Balance Cr.
2	Apr. 1	Balance
3	30	Cooking Department
4	30	Direct labor
5	30	Factory overhead
6	30	Finished goods
7	30	Balance
8	May 31	Cooking Department
9	31	Direct labor
10	31	Factory overhead
11	31	Finished goods
12	31	Balance

1(b).

Construct a cost of production report, and present computations for determining

i.	equivalent units of production for materials and conversion.
ii.	costs per equivalent unit.*
iii.	cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April.*
iv.	work in process inventory.*
*	If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your cost per unit answers to the nearest cent and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.

HEARTY SOUP CO.
Cost of Production Report-Filling Department
For the Month Ended April 30
UNITS	Whole Units	Equivalent Units
		Direct Materials	Conversion
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, April 1
Received from Cooking Department
Total units accounted for by the Filling Department
Units to be assigned costs:
Inventory in process, April 1 (30% completed)
Started and completed in April
Transferred to finished goods in April
Inventory in process, April 30 (90% completed)
Total units to be assigned costs

COSTS	Costs
	Direct Materials	Conversion	Total
Cost per equivalent unit:
Total costs for April in Filling Department
Total equivalent units
Cost per equivalent unit
Costs assigned to production:
Inventory in process, April 1
Costs incurred in April
Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department
Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, April 1-balance
To complete inventory in process, April 1
Cost of completed April 1 work in process
Started and completed in April
Transferred to finished goods in April
Inventory in process, April 30
Total costs assigned by the Filling Department

3. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materials from March to May. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs from March to May. These changes be investigated for their underlying causes, and any necessary corrective actions should be taken.