m No. 1 (Cost Accounting)   Determine the following using the weighted average (WA) method of process costing   1. Equivalent units of production for materials and conversion cost 2. unit costs, and; 3. Inventory values

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Problem No. 1 (Cost Accounting)

 

Determine the following using the weighted average (WA) method of process costing

 

1. Equivalent units of production for materials and conversion cost

2. unit costs, and;

3. Inventory values

Problem no. 1
Spangenberg Products manufactures computer cases. All material is added at the start of
production and overhead is applied to each product at the rate of 70 percent of direct labor
cost. At the beginning of July, there were no units in the Finished Goods Inventory. The firm's
inventory cost records provide the following information:
Work in Process Inventory, 7/1
(70% complete as to labor)
Units started in production
Costs for July
Work in Process Inventory, 7/31
(60% complete as to labor)
Units
100,000
1,500,000
DM Cost
$ 750,000
5,650,000
DL Cost
$ 215,000
4,105,000
400,000
At the end of July, the cost of the Finished Goods Inventory was determined to be
$124,000.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem no. 1 Spangenberg Products manufactures computer cases. All material is added at the start of production and overhead is applied to each product at the rate of 70 percent of direct labor cost. At the beginning of July, there were no units in the Finished Goods Inventory. The firm's inventory cost records provide the following information: Work in Process Inventory, 7/1 (70% complete as to labor) Units started in production Costs for July Work in Process Inventory, 7/31 (60% complete as to labor) Units 100,000 1,500,000 DM Cost $ 750,000 5,650,000 DL Cost $ 215,000 4,105,000 400,000 At the end of July, the cost of the Finished Goods Inventory was determined to be $124,000.
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