Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses a process cost system to record the costs of manufacturing rolled aluminum, which consists of the smelting and rolling processes. Materials are entered from smelting at the beginning of the rolling process. The inventor of Work in Process-Rolling on September 1 and debits to the account during September were as follows: Bal., 1,200 units, 20% completed: Direct materials (1,200 x $5.00) $ 6,000 Conversion (1,200 x 20% x $2.10) 504 $ 6,504 From Smelting Department, 28,440 units $145,044 Direct labor 38,711 Factory overhead 20,845 During September, 1,200 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 28,440 units entering the department, all were completed except 2,600 units that were 60% completed. Charges to Work in Process-Rolling for October were as follows From Smelting Department, 32,700 units $173,310 Direct labor 50,200 Factory overhead 27,034 During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 32,700 units entering the department, all were completed except 1,600 units that were 90% completed. Required: 1. Enter the balance as of September 1 in a four-column account for Work in Process-Rolling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for September. 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 September, and (d) work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO. BALANCE DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT Sept. 1 Bal., 1,200 units, 20% completed 07 0 o 6,504 0 Sept. 30 Smelting Dept., 28,440 units at $5.1 145,044 0 151,548 0 Sept. 30 38,711 0 190,259 0 Direct labor Factory overhead Sept. 30 20,845 0 211,104 0 Sept. 30 Finished goods 0 0 Sept. 30 Bal., 2,600 units, 60% completed 0 0 0 If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "o". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent. Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended September 30 Whole Units Equivalent Units Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a) 1,200 504 X Units charged to production: Inventory in process, September 1 Received from Smelting Department Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department Units to be assigned costs: Inventory in process, September 1 Started and completed in September Transferred to finished goods in September Inventory in process, September 30 1,200 0 960 Total units to be assigned costs Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs Costs Cost per equivalent unit: Total costs for September in Rolling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit (b) Costs assigned to production: Inventory in process, September 1 Costs incurred in September Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department Check My Work Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c) To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c) 0 Cost of completed September 1 work in process Started and completed in September (c) Transferred to finished goods in September (c) Inventory in process, September 30 (d) Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department $ 2. Provide the same information for October by recording the October transactions in the four-column work in process account. Construct a cost of production report, and present the October computations (a through d) listed in part (1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO. Balance DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT October 1 Balance 0 0 0 October 31 Smelting Dept., 32,700 units at $5.3 0 0 October 31 Direct labor 0 0 October 31 Factory overhead 0 0 October 31 Finished goods 0 0 October 31 Bal., 1,600 units, 90% completed 0 0 0 If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent. 0. Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended October 31 Whole Units Equivalent Units Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a) units charned to reduction. Pittsburgh Aluminum Company Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department For the Month Ended October 31 Whole Units Equivalent Units Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a) Units charged to production: Inventory in process, October 1 Received from Smelting Department Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department Units to be assigned costs: Inventory in process, October 1 0 Started and completed in October Transferred to finished goods in October Inventory in process, October 31 Total units to be assigned costs Costs Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs Cost per equivalent unit: Total costs for October in Rolling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit (b) Costs assigned to production: Inventory in process, October 1 Costs incurred in October Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, October 1 balance (c) To complete inventory in process, October 1 (c) Cost of completed October 1 work in process Started and completed in October (c) Transferred to finished goods in October (c) Inventory in process, October 31 (d) Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department