Mercier Manufacturing produces a plastic part in three sequential departments: Extruding, Fabricating, and Packaging. Mercier uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production in all three departments. The following information was obtained for the Fabricating Department for the month of September. Work in process on September 1 had 15,000 units made up of the following: Prior department costs transferred in from the Extruding Department Costs added by the Fabricating Department Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Work in process, September 1 Amount Degree of Completion $ 82,750 100% $ 43,000 90% 10,700 70% 9,920 35% $ 63,620 $146,370 During September, 75,000 units were transferred in from the Extruding Department at a cost of $496,250. The Fabricating Department added the following costs: Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Total costs added $214,200 64,800 34,880 $313,880 Fabricating finished 60,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department. At September 30, 30,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at September 30 was as follows: Direct materials Direct labor 100% 60 Manufacturing overhead 50 Required: a. Prepare a production cost report for September using the weighted-average method. Note: Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to nearest whole number.
Mercier Manufacturing produces a plastic part in three sequential departments: Extruding, Fabricating, and Packaging. Mercier uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production in all three departments. The following information was obtained for the Fabricating Department for the month of September. Work in process on September 1 had 15,000 units made up of the following: Prior department costs transferred in from the Extruding Department Costs added by the Fabricating Department Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Work in process, September 1 Amount Degree of Completion $ 82,750 100% $ 43,000 90% 10,700 70% 9,920 35% $ 63,620 $146,370 During September, 75,000 units were transferred in from the Extruding Department at a cost of $496,250. The Fabricating Department added the following costs: Direct materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Total costs added $214,200 64,800 34,880 $313,880 Fabricating finished 60,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department. At September 30, 30,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at September 30 was as follows: Direct materials Direct labor 100% 60 Manufacturing overhead 50 Required: a. Prepare a production cost report for September using the weighted-average method. Note: Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to nearest whole number.
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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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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.
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Transcribed Image Text:Mercier Manufacturing produces a plastic part in three sequential departments: Extruding, Fabricating, and Packaging. Mercier uses
the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production in all three departments. The following information
was obtained for the Fabricating Department for the month of September.
Work in process on September 1 had 15,000 units made up of the following:
Prior department costs transferred in from the
Extruding Department
Costs added by the Fabricating Department
Direct materials
Direct labor
Manufacturing overhead
Work in process, September 1
Amount
Degree of
Completion
$ 82,750
100%
$ 43,000
90%
10,700
70%
9,920
35%
$63,620
$ 146,370
During September, 75,000 units were transferred in from the Extruding Department at a cost of $496,250. The Fabricating Department
added the following costs:
Direct materials
$ 214,200
Direct labor
64,800
Manufacturing overhead
Total costs added
34,880
$313,880
Fabricating finished 60,000 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department.
At September 30,30,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at
September 30 was as follows:
Direct materials
100%
Direct labor
Manufacturing overhead
60
50
Required:
a. Prepare a production cost report for September using the weighted-average method.
Note: Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to nearest whole number.
Units to be accounted for
Beginning WIP inventory
Units started this period
Total units to be accounted for
Units accounted for
Units completed and transferred out
From beginning inventory
Started and completed currently
Total transferred out
Units in ending WIP inventory
Total units accounted for
Costs to be accounted for
Costs in beginning WIP inventory
Current period costs
Total costs to be accounted for
Cost per equivalent unit
Prior department costs
Materials
Labor
Manufacturing overhead
Costs accounted for
Costs assigned to units transferred out
Prior department costs
Materials
Labor
Manufacturing overhead
Total costs of units transferred out
Costs assigned to ending WIP inventory:
Prior department costs
Materials
Labor
Manufacturing overhead
Total ending WIP inventory
Total costs accounted for
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