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The Carlberg Company has two manufacturing, assembly and painting departments. The assembly department started 12,400 units during November. The following information on costs and units

The Carlberg Company has two manufacturing, assembly and painting departments. The assembly department started 12,400 units during November. The following information on costs and units of production activity refers to the November production activities of the assembly department.

Assembly DepartmentUnitsPercentage of Direct
Materials added

Added Conversion Percent
Starting work in process3,00060%40%
transferred units10,000100%100%
Finishing work in progress5,40080%30%

Starting work in process
inventory: assembly department
ps3,027 (includes $1,448 for direct materials)
and $1,579 for conversion)
Added costs during the month:
Direct materialsps20,032
Conversionps18,756

Calculate the assembly department's cost per equivalent unit of production for materials and conversion for November. Use the weighted average method.



Prepare the journal entry for November 30 to record the transfer of units (and costs) from the assembly department to the paint department. Use the weighted average method.
NoTransactionGeneral diaryDebitCredit
11Work-in-Process Inventory—Painting
1Work-in-Process Inventory—Assembly

TransactionGeneral diaryDebitCredit
1Work-in-Process Inventory—Painting
Work-in-Process Inventory—Assembly

1.
Calculate the equivalent units of production for the forming department.

Direct materials
Conversion



2.
Calculate the costs per equivalent unit of production for the forming department.

Direct materials by EUP

EUP Conversion


3.
Using the weighted average method, allocate costs to the production of the training department, specifically, its units transferred to paint and its ending work-in-process inventory.

Allocation and reconciliation of costs
Cost of units transferredEUPcost per EUPTotal cost
Direct materials
Conversion
Total costs transferred
Costs of finishing work in progressEUPcost per EUPTotal cost
Direct materials$0.000.00
Conversion$0.000.00
Total cost of completing work in process
Total assigned costs

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