Carlberg Company has two manufacturing departments, Assembly and Painting. The Assembly department started 11,800 units during November. The following production activity in both units and costs refers to the Assembly department’s November activities. Assembly Department Units Percent Complete for Direct Materials Percent Complete for Conversion Beginning work in process inventory 2,500 60% 40% Units started this period 11,800     Units completed and transferred out 9,500     Ending work in process inventory 4,800 80% 30%   Cost of beginning work in process     Direct materials $ 1,816   Conversion 2,003 $ 3,819 Costs added this month     Direct materials 24,864   Conversion 25,347 50,211 Required: Calculate the Assembly department’s equivalent units of production for materials and for conversion for November. Use the weighted average method. Materials Conversion Calculate the Assembly department’s equivalent units of production for materials for November. Use the weighted average method.

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  • Carlberg Company has two manufacturing departments, Assembly and Painting. The Assembly department started 11,800 units during November. The following production activity in both units and costs refers to the Assembly department’s November activities.

    Assembly Department Units Percent Complete for Direct Materials Percent Complete for Conversion
    Beginning work in process inventory 2,500 60% 40%
    Units started this period 11,800    
    Units completed and transferred out 9,500    
    Ending work in process inventory 4,800 80% 30%

     

    Cost of beginning work in process    
    Direct materials $ 1,816  
    Conversion 2,003 $ 3,819
    Costs added this month    
    Direct materials 24,864  
    Conversion 25,347 50,211

    Required:
    Calculate the Assembly department’s equivalent units of production for materials and for conversion for November. Use the weighted average method.

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Calculate the Assembly department’s equivalent units of production for materials for November. Use the weighted average method.

   
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