MavisInc. usestheWeightedAveragemethodin its process costingsystem. The followingdata concerntheoperations of thecompany'sfirstprocessing departmentfora recentmonth: Work in process, beginning: Units
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MavisInc. usestheWeightedAveragemethodin its process costingsystem. The followingdata concerntheoperations of thecompany'sfirstprocessing departmentfora recentmonth:
Work in process, beginning: | ||
Units in process | 100 | |
Stage of completion with respect to materials | 80% | |
Stage of completion with respect to conversion | 60% | |
Costs in the beginning inventory: | ||
Materials cost | $376 | |
Conversion cost | $2,376 | |
Units started into production during the month | 26,000 | |
Units completed and transferred out | 25,700 | |
Costs added to production during the month: Materials cost | $98,645 | |
Conversion cost | $831,531 | |
Work in process, ending: Units in process | ??? | |
Stage of completion with respect to materials | 70% | |
Stage of completion with respect to conversion | 50% | |
Required | ||
a. Prepare a production report for the department using and writethe resulting journalentry to transfer the inventory to the next department. (14 marks) | the Weighted | Averagemethod |
b. If the company had used the FIFO method, what would the cost per unit have been for Materials and for Conversion? (4 marks)