eginning WIP inventory Direct materials $ 980 Conversion costs 557 Current period costs Direct materials 27,220 Conversion costs 16,803 Quantity information is obtained from the manufacturing records and includes the following. Beginning inventory 800 units (65% complete as to materials, 56% complete as to
Process Costing
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Job Costing
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The Matsui Lubricants plant uses the weighted-average method to account for its work-in-process inventories. The accounting records show the following information for a particular day.
| Beginning WIP inventory | |||
| Direct materials | $ | 980 | |
| Conversion costs | 557 | ||
| Current period costs | |||
| Direct materials | 27,220 | ||
| Conversion costs | 16,803 | ||
Quantity information is obtained from the manufacturing records and includes the following.
| Beginning inventory | 800 | units | (65% complete as to materials, 56% complete as to conversion) |
| Current period units started | 5,900 | units | |
| Ending inventory | 1,500 | units | (45% complete as to materials, 15% complete as to conversion) |
Required:
a. Compute the equivalent units for the materials and conversion cost calculations.
b. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs.
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