Work in Process Account Data for Two Months;Cost of Production Reports

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses aprocess cost systemto 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 inventory of Work in ProcessRolling on September 1, 2014, and debits to the account during September were as follows:

During September, 2,600 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 28,900 units entering the department, all were completed except 2,900 units that were 4/5 completed. Charges to Work in ProcessRolling for October were as follows:

During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 31,000 units entering the department, all were completed except 2,000 units that were 2/5 completed.

Required:

1. Enter the balance as of September 1, 2014, in a four-column account for Work in ProcessRolling. 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 productionfor 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.

Sept. 1	Bal., 2,600 units, 1/4 completed
Sept. 30	Smelting Dept., 28,900 units at $16.00/unit
Sept. 30	Direct labor
Sept. 30	Factory overhead
Sept. 30	Finished goods
Sept. 30	Bal., 2,900 units, 4/5 completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

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
Total units to be assigned costs

Costs per equivalent unit:

Total costs for September in Rolling Department

$

$

Total equivalent units

Cost per equivalent unit (b)

$

$

Costs charged to production:

Inventory in process, September 1

$

Costs incurred in September

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department

$

Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:

Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c)

$

To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c)

$

$

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.

Oct. 1	Balance
Oct. 31	Smelting Dept., 31,000 units at $16.50/unit
Oct. 31	Direct labor
Oct. 31	Factory overhead
Oct. 31	Finished goods
Oct. 31	Bal., 2,000 units, 2/5 completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

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
Started and completed in October
Transferred to finished goods in October
Inventory in process, October 31
Total units to be assigned costs

Costs per equivalent unit:

Total costs for October in Rolling Department

$

$

Total equivalent units

Cost per equivalent unit (b)

$

$

Costs charged to production:

Inventory in process, October 1

$

Costs incurred in October

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department

$

Cost 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

$

3. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materialsSelectdecreasedincreasedItem 129from August to October. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costsSelectdecreasedincreasedItem 130from August to October. These changesSelectneed notshouldItem 131be investigated for their underlying causes, and any necessary corrective actions should be taken.