Costs per Equivalent Unit The following information concerns production in the Baking Department for December. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of prod ACCOUNT Work in Process-Baking Department Date Dec. Item Debit 3 Credit 220,320 59,510 33,478 315,216 1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit 2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit Cost of the beginning work in process completed during December ACCOUNT NO. 1 Bal., 7,200 units, 2/5 completed 31 Direct materials, 129,600 units 31 Direct labor 31 Factory overhead 31 Goods finished, 131,400 units 31 Bal., ? units, 4/5 completed a. Based on the above data, determine each cost listed below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to the nearest cent. Balance Debit 14,112 234,432 293,942 327,420 12,204 12,204 Credit
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.
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![Costs per Equivalent Unit
The following information concerns production in the Baking Department for December. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production.
ACCOUNT Work in Process-Baking Department
Date
Item
Dec. 1 Bal., 7,200 units, 2/5 completed
31 Direct materials, 129,600 units
31 Direct labor
Debit
Credit
220,320
59,510
33,478
ACCOUNT NO.
315,216
Balance
Debit
14,112
234,432
293,942
31 Factory overhead
327,420
31 Goods finished, 131,400 units
12,204
31 Bal., ? units, 4/5 completed
12,204
X
a. Based on the above data, determine each cost listed below. Round "cost per equivalent unit" answers to the nearest cent.
Credit
1. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit
2. Conversion cost per equivalent unit
3. Cost of the beginning work in process completed during December
4. Cost of units started and completed during December
5. Cost of the ending work in process
b. Assuming that the direct materials cost is the same for November and December, did the conversion cost per equivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same in
December?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7aa5bfb8-4298-4673-a575-183bc68185a6%2F9fa7fa99-888c-4652-953f-691f5137ddb3%2Fdvvappc_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![Factory Overhead Rate, Entry for Applying Factory Overhead, and Factory Overhead Account Balance
The cost accountant for River Rock Beverage Co. estimated that total factory overhead cost for the Blending Department for the coming fiscal year beginning February 1
would be $455,000, and total direct labor costs would be $350,000. During February, the actual direct labor cost totaled $30,000, and factory overhead cost incurred
totaled $40,550.
a. What is the predetermined factory overhead rate based on direct labor cost? Enter your answer as a whole percent not in decimals.
%
b. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for February.
c. What is the February 28 balance of the account Factory Overhead-Blending Department?
Amount:
Debit or Credit?
d. Does the balance in part (c) represent overapplied or underapplied factory overhead?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7aa5bfb8-4298-4673-a575-183bc68185a6%2F9fa7fa99-888c-4652-953f-691f5137ddb3%2Fbjj0e4b_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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