Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending process. After blending, the milk chocolate is then transferred to the Molding Department, where the milk chocolate is formed into candy bars. The following is a partial work in process account of the Blending Department at March 31, 2016:

ACCOUNT Work in ProcessBlending Department ACCOUNT NO. Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Mar. 1 Bal., 5,600 units, 2/5 completed 10,864 31 Direct materials, 224,000 units 403,200 414,064 31 Direct labor 89,800 503,864 31 Factory overhead 22,500 526,364 31 Goods transferred, 225,000 units ? 31 Bal., ? units, 2/5 completed ? Required:

1. Prepare a cost of production report, and identify the missing amounts for Work in ProcessBlending Department. If an amount is zero, enter "0". When computing cost per equivalent units, round to two decimal places.

Venus Chocolate Company Cost of Production Report-Blending Department For the Month Ended March 31, 2016 Unit Information Units charged to production: Inventory in process, March 1 Received from materials storeroom Total units accounted for by the Blending Department Units to be assigned costs: Equivalent Units Whole Units Direct Materials Conversion Inventory in process, March 1

Started and completed in March

Transferred to Molding Department in March

Inventory in process, March 31

Total units to be assigned costs

Cost Information Costs per equivalent unit: Direct Materials Conversion Total costs for March in Blending Department $ $ Total equivalent units

Cost per equivalent unit $ $ Costs charged to production: Direct Materials Conversion Total Inventory in process, March 1 $ Costs incurred in March Total costs accounted for by the Blending Department $ Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, March 1 balance $ To complete inventory in process, March 1 $ $

Cost of completed March 1 work in process $ Started and completed in March

Transferred to Molding Department in March $ Inventory in process, March 31

Total costs assigned by the Blending Department $ 2. Assuming that the March 1 work in process inventory includes $9,520 of direct materials, determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion between February and March. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Increase or Decrease Amount Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit $ Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit $