Clopack Company manufactures one product that goes through one processing department called Mixing. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the Mixing Department. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Its Work in Process T-account for the Mixing Department for June follows (all forthcoming questions pertain to June): Work in Process—Mixing Department June 1 balance 30,000 Completed and transferred to Finished Goods ? Materials 142,840
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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Clopack Company manufactures one product that goes through one processing department called Mixing. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the Mixing Department. The company uses the weighted-average method of
| Work in Process—Mixing Department | |||
| June 1 balance | 30,000 | Completed and transferred to Finished Goods | ? |
| Materials | 142,840 | ||
| Direct labor | 91,500 | ||
| 109,000 | |||
| June 30 balance | ? |
The June 1 work in process inventory consisted of 4,800 units with $17,140 in materials cost and $12,860 in conversion cost. The June 1 work in process inventory was 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to conversion. During June, 37,300 units were started into production. The June 30 work in process inventory consisted of 8,000 units that were 100% complete with respect to materials and 50% complete with respect to conversion.
9. What is the cost per equivalent unit for conversion? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
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