Work in process account data for two months; cost of production reports Hearty Soup Co. uses a process cost system to record the costs of processing soup, which requires the cooking and Fiting processes. Materials are entered from the cooking process at the beginning of the filling process. The inventory of Work in Process-Filling on April 1 and debits to the account during April were as follows: Bel, 800 units, 30% completed: Direct materials (800 x $4.30) $3.440 Conversion (800 * 30% * $1.75) 420 53.860 From Cooking Department, 7,800 units $34,320 Direct labor 8,562 Factory overhead During April, 800 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 7,800 units entering the department, al were completed except ss0 unts that were 90% completed. Charges to Work in Process-Filing for May were as follows: From Cooking Department. 9,600 units $44,160 Direct labor 12,042 Factory overhead 6,878 During Mwy, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 9,600 units entering the department, at were completed except 300 units that were 35% completed Required: 1. Enter the balance as of April 1, in a four-column account for Work In Process-Riing. Record the debits and the credits in the account for April. Construct a cost of production report, and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion, (b) costs per equivalent unit, (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April, and work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Filling Department ACCOUNT NO BALANCE DEBIT CREDIT DATE POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT Apr1 Apr 30 Apr 30 ITEM nal, noons, 30% compted Cooking Dept., 7.000 units at $4.40 Direct labor Factory overhead Finished goods Bal., 550 units, 90% completed Apr 30 Apr. 30 Apr 30 If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "O". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent. Hearty Soup Co. Cost of Production Report-Filling Department For the Month Ended April 30 Whole Units Equivalent Units Direct Conversion Units Materials (a) (a) Units charged to production: Inventory in process, April 1 Received from Cooking Department Total units accounted for by the Filling Department Units to be assigned costs: Inventory in process, April 1 Started and completed in April Transferred to finished goods in April Inventory in process, April 30 Total units to be assigned costs Costs Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Cost per equivalent unit: Total costs for April in Filling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit (b) Costs assigned to production: Inventory in process, April 1 Costs incurred in April Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, April 1 balance (c) To complete inventory in process, April 1 (c) Cost of completed April 1 work in process Started and completed in April (c) Transferred to finished goods in April (c) Inventory in process, April 30 (d) Total costs assigned by the Filing Department 2. Provide the same information for May by recording the May transactions in the four-column work in process account Construct a cost of production report, and present the May computations (a through d) listed in part(1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Filling Department ACCOUNT NO. Balance DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT May 31 May 31 Balance Cooking Dept., 9,600 units at $4.60 Direct labor Factory overhead May 31 May 31 May 31 May 31 Finished goods Bal., 300 units, 35% completed If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent. Hearty Soup Co. Cost of Production Report-Filling Department For the Month Ended May 31 Whole Units Equivalent Units Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a) Units charged to production: Inventory in process, May 1 Received from Cooking Department Total units accounted for by the Filling Department Units to be assigned costs: Inventory in process, May 1 Started and completed in May Transferred to finished goods in May Inventory in process, May 31 Total units to be assigned costs Costs Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Cost per equivalent unit: Total costs for May in Filling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit() Costs assigned to production! Inventory in process, May 1 Costs incurred in May Total costs accounted for by the Filing Department Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units Inventory in process, May 1 balance (0) To complete inventory in process, May 1 (0) Cost of completed May I work in process Started and completed in May (c) Transferred to finished goods in Mwy () Inventory in process, May (O) Total costs asigned by the Filing Department from March to May. These changes 3. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materiais from March to May. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs be investigated for their underlying causes, and any necessary corrective actions should be taken