UNITS
Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory	2,200	units
Transferred in from Assembling Department during the period	7,100	units
Completed during the period	4,200	units
Ending Work-in-Process Inventory (40% complete for conversion work)	5,100	units
COSTS
Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory (transferred in costs, $93,800;
conversion cost, $18,200)	$112,000
Transferred in from the Assembly Department during the period	706,000
Conversion costs added during the period	44,200

AquaMate uses three processes to manufacture lifts for personal watercraft: forming a lift's parts from galvanized steel, assembling the lift, and testing the completed lifts. The lifts are transferred to Finished Goods Inventory before shipment to marinas across the country. AquaMate's Testing Department requires no direct materials. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the testing process.

Other information follows for the month of August: The cost transferred into Finished Goods Inventory is the cost of the lifts transferred out of the Testing Department.

Requirement 1. Prepare a production cost report for the Testing Department.

(AquaMate uses weighted-average process costing. Round all cost per unit amounts to the nearest cent and all other amounts to the nearest whole dollar. Abbreviation used: EUP = equivalent units of production.)

AquaMate
Production Cost Report-Testing Department
Month Ended August 31
		Equivalent Units
	Whole	Transferred	Direct	Conversion
UNITS	Units	In	Materials	Costs
Units to account for:
Total units to account for
Units accounted for:
			n/a
			n/a
Total units accounted for			n/a

		Transferred	Direct	Conversion	Total
COSTS		In	Materials	Costs	Costs
Costs to account for:
			n/a
			n/a
Total costs to account for			n/a
			n/a
Cost per equivalent unit			n/a

Costs accounted for:
		n/a
		n/a
Total costs accounted for		n/a

Requirement 2. What is the cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory? Why would management be interested in this cost? The cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory is $nothing per lift.

Why would management be interested in the cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory?

A.

Managers would compare the average cost per lift against their budgeted costs to determine whether the costs of the Testing Department remain under control. If budgeted costs are higher than the actual average cost per lift, then the managers have done a good job controlling costs. In contrast, if the budgeted costs are lower than the actual average cost per lift, managers will investigate the reason for the higher-than-expected costs in an effort to regain control over costs.

B.

Managers use the cost per lift for external financial reportinglong dashspecifically to calculate the Cost of Goods Sold on the Income Statement.

C.

Managers use the cost per lift for external financial reportinglong dashspecifically to calculate the ending inventory balances on the Balance Sheet.

D.

All of the above are reasons why management would be interested in this cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory.