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 filling 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: Bal., 600 units, 20% completed: Direct materials (600 x $5.80) $ 3,480 Conversion (600 x 20% x $2.40) 288 $ 3,768 From Cooking Department, 14,520 units $85,668 Direct labor 23,465 Factory overhead 12,635 During April, 600 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 14,520 units entering the department, all were completed except 1,400 units that were 60% completed. Charges to Work in Process-Filling for May were as follows: From Cooking Department, 16,700 units $101,870 Direct labor 29,030 Factory overhead 15,638 During May, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 16,700 units entering the department, all were completed except 800 units that were 90% completed. 1. Enter the balance as of April 1 in a four-column account for Work in Process-Filling. Record the debits and 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) cost per equivalent unit; (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April; and (d) 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 DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT Apr. 1 Bal., 600 units, 20% completed 30 Cooking Dept., 14,520 units at $5.90 30 Direct labor 30 Factory overhead 30 Finished goods 30 Bal., 1,400 units, 60% completed If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 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 Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a) 0 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 1 Total units to be assigned costs Costs Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs per equivalent unit: Total costs for April in Filling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit (b) Costs charged to production: Inventory in process, April 1 Costs incurred in April Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department Cost 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 Filling 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 1 Balance 31 Cooking Dept., 16,700 units at $6.1 31 Direct labor 31 Factory overhead 551 31 Finished goods 31 Bal., 800 units, 90% completed If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 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 Direct Units Conversion (a) Materials (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 Costs per equivalent unit: Total costs for May in Filling Department Total equivalent units Cost per equivalent unit (b) Costs charged to production: Inventory in process, May 1 Costs incurred in May Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, May 1 balance (C) To complete inventory in process, May 1 (c) Cost of completed May 1 work in process Started and completed in May (c) Transferred to finished goods in May (c) Inventory in process, May 31 (d) Total costs assigned by the Filling Department