Kansas Supplies is a manufacturer of plastic parts that uses the weighted average process costing method to account for costs of production It produces parts in three separate departments Molding, Assembling, and Packaging The following information was obtained for the Assembling Department for the month of April Work in process on April 1 had 101,000 units made up of the following Amount Degree of Completion Prior department costs transferred in from the Molding Department $ 131,300 100 Costs added by the Assembling Department Direct materials $ 80,800 100 Direct labor 27,802 60 Manufacturing overhead 18,718 50 $ 127,320 Work in process, April 1 $ 258,620 During April, 501,000 units were transferred in from the Molding Department at a cost of $651,300 The Assembling Department added the following costs Direct materials $ 368,640 Direct labor 134,708 Manufacturing overhead 77,562 Total costs added $ 580,910 Assembling finished 401,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department At April 30, 201,000 units were still in work in process inventory The degree of completion of work in process inventory at April 30 was as follows Direct materials 80 Direct labor 70 Manufacturing overhead 40 Required a Prepare a production cost report using the weighted average method (Round Cost per equivalent unit to 2 decimal places KANSAS SUPPLIES Assembling Department Production Cost Report Weighted Average Physical Units Total Costs Prior Department Costs Materials Labor Manufacturing Overhead Flow of Production Units Units to be accounted for Beginning WIP inventory Units started this period Total units to be accounted for 101,000 201,000 302,000 Units accounted for Units completed and transferred out From beginning inventory Started and completed currently Total transferred out Units in ending WIP inventory Total units accounted for 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costs to be accounted for Costs in beginning WIP inventory Current period costs Total costs to be accounted for $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Cost per equivalent unit Prior department costs Materials Labor Manufacturing overhead Costs accounted for Costs assigned to units transferred out Prior department costs Materials Labor Manufacturing overhead Total costs of units transferred out Costs assigned to ending WIP inventory Prior department costs Materials $ 0 Labor Manufacturing overhead Total ending WIP inventory Total costs accounted for 0 0 $ $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 S 0

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Kansas Supplies is a manufacturer of plastic parts that uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production. It produces parts in

Kansas Supplies is a manufacturer of plastic parts that uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production. It produces parts in three separate departments: Molding, Assembling, and Packaging. The following information was obtained for the Assembling Department for the month of April.

Work in process on April 1 had 101,000 units made up of the following.

	Amount		Degree of Completion
Prior department costs transferred in from the Molding Department	$	131,300		100	%
Costs added by the Assembling Department
Direct materials	$	80,800		100	%
Direct labor		27,802		60	%
Manufacturing overhead		18,718		50	%
	$	127,320
Work in process, April 1	$	258,620

During April, 501,000 units were transferred in from the Molding Department at a cost of $651,300. The Assembling Department added the following costs.


Direct materials	$	368,640
Direct labor		134,708
Manufacturing overhead		77,562
Total costs added	$	580,910

Assembling finished 401,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department.

At April 30, 201,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at April 30 was as follows.


Direct materials	80	%
Direct labor	70
Manufacturing overhead	40

Required:

a. Prepare a production cost report using the weighted-average method. (Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places.

KANSAS SUPPLIES Assembling Department Production Cost Report-Weighted Average Physical Units Total Costs Prior Department Costs Materials Labor Manufacturing Overhead Flow of Production Units Units to be accounted for Beginning WIP inventory Units started this period Total units to be accounted for 101,000 201,000 302,000 Units accounted for Units completed and transferred out: From beginning inventory Started and completed currently Total transferred out Units in ending WIP inventory Total units accounted for 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costs to be accounted for: Costs in beginning WIP inventory Current period costs Total costs to be accounted for $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Cost per equivalent unit: Prior department costs Materials Labor Manufacturing overhead Costs accounted for Costs assigned to units transferred out Prior department costs Materials Labor Manufacturing overhead Total costs of units transferred out Costs assigned to ending WIP inventory Prior department costs Materials $ 0 Labor Manufacturing overhead Total ending WIP inventory Total costs accounted for 0 0 $ $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 S 0