The following data pertain to the Hercules Tire and Rubber Company for the month of May. Work
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The following data pertain to the Hercules Tire and Rubber Company for the month of May.
Work in process, May 1(in units) .......................................................................... ?
Units stared during May ...............................................................................60,000
Total units to account for .............................................................................75,000
Units completed and transferred out during May ............................................ ?
Work in process, May 31 (in units) .............................................................10,000
Total equivalent units: direct material ......................................................75,000
Total equivalent units: conversion .................................................................... ?
Work in process, May 1: direct material ............................................. $135,000
Work in process, May 1: conversion ................................................................. ?
Costs incurred during May: direct material ..................................................... ?
Costs incurred during May: conversion ............................................... 832,250
Work in process,May 1: total cost .......................................................... 172,500
Total costs incurred during May ........................................................ 1,402,250
Total costs to account for ................................................................... 1,574,750
Cost per equivalent unit: direct material .................................................. 9.40
Cost per equivalent unit : conversion .............................................................. ?
Total cost Per equivalent units .................................................................. 21.65
Cost of goods completed and transferred out during May .......................... ?
Cost remaining in ending wok- in-process inventory direct material ......... ?
Cost remaining in ending work- in-Process inventory conversion .... 73,500
Total cost of May 31 work in process ..................................................167,500
Additional Information:
a. Direct material is added at the beginning of the production process, and conversion activity uniformly throughout the process.
b. Hercules uses weighted average process costing.
c. The May 1 work in process was 20 percent complete as to conversion.
d. The May 31 work in process was 60 percent complete as to conversion.
Required: Compute the missing amounts, and prepare the firm’s May production report.
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