Superior Micro Products uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. During January, the Delta Assembly

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Superior Micro Products uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. During January, the Delta Assembly Department completed its processing of 25,000 units and transferred them to the next department. The cost of beginning inventory and the costs added during January amounted to $599,780 in total. The ending inventory in January consisted of 3,000 units, which were 80% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were as follows:

Materials Overhead Labor Cost per equivalent unit $6.40 $12.50 $3.20


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1. Compute the equivalent units of materials, labor, and overhead in the ending inventory for the month.

2. Compute the cost of ending inventory and of the units transferred to the next department for January.

3. Prepare a cost reconciliation for January. 

Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula                Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 9780072834949

11th Edition

Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer

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