Weighted Average Method, Journal Entries

Muskoge Company uses a process-costing system. The company manufactures a product that is processed in two departments: Molding and Assembly. In the Molding Department, direct materials are added at the beginning of the process; in the Assembly Department, additional direct materials are added at the end of the process. In both departments, conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. As work is completed, it is transferred out. The following table summarizes the production activity and costs for February:

		Molding		Assembly
Beginning inventories:
Physical units		10,000		8,000
Costs:
Transferred in				$45,200
Direct materials		$22,000
Conversion costs		$13,800		$16,800
Current production:
Units started		25,000		?
Units transferred out		30,000		35,000
Costs:
Transferred in				?
Direct materials		$56,250		$39,550
Conversion costs		$103,500		$136,500
Percentage of completion:
Beginning inventory		40%		50%
Ending inventory		80		50

Required:

1. Using the weighted average method, prepare the following for the Molding Department:

a. A physical flow schedule

b. An equivalent units calculationa. The physical flow schedule traces the units in process regardless of their stage of completion.

Total equivalent units

c. Calculation of unit costs. Round your intermediate computations and final answer to four decimal places.

d. Calculate the cost of ending work in process and cost of goods transferred out. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

e. A cost reconciliation. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

b. To calculate equivalent units, weighted average counts prior-period output in BWIP as belonging to the current period. All units are output in the current period.

c. Unit cost = Unit direct materials cost + Unit conversion costs

d. Costing out ending work in process is done by computing the cost of each input and then adding to obtain the total. The valuation of cost of goods transferred out is simplified as it is the total unit cost multiplied by the units completed.

e. Reconciliation is making sure that the costs assigned to goods or services completed and EWIP are equal to the costs to account for.

2. Prepare journal entries that show the flow of manufacturing costs for the Molding Department. (a) Materials are added at the beginning of the process, (b) conversion costs are recorded, and (c) units are transferred to the Assembly Department. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

2. An example of journal entries showing the flow of costs is illustrated above Exhibit 6.5.

3. Repeat Requirements 1 and 2 for the Assembly Department.

a. A physical flow schedule:

3. Read the problem carefully. There are some differences in how the material additions are accounted for.

b. An equivalent units calculation

c. Calculate the total unit costs. Round your intermediate computations and final answer to four decimal places.

d. Calculate the cost of ending work in process and cost of goods transferred out. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

e. A cost reconciliation. If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Note: Cost reconciliation totals differ by $1 due to rounding error.

3. Read the problem carefully. There are some differences in how the material additions are accounted for.

Prepare journal entries that show the flow of manufacturing costs for the Assembly Department. (a) Materials are added at the end of the process, (b) conversion costs are recorded, and (c) the units are transferred to Finished Goods.