Pantanal, Inc., manufactures car seats in a local factory. For costing purposes, it uses a first-in, first-out (FIFO) process costing system. The factory has three departments: Molding, Assembling, and Finishing. Following is information on the beginning work-in-process inventory in the Assembling Department on August 1:   Costs Degree of Completion Work-in-process beginning inventory (12,500 units)   Transferred-in from Molding $ 98,000 100 % Direct materials costs 164,400 60   Conversion costs 61,000 40   Work-in-process balance (August 1) $ 323,400       During August, 127,500 units were transferred in from the Molding Department at a cost of $2,142,000 and started in Assembling. The Assembling Department incurred other costs of $1,164,600 in August as follows:   August Costs Direct materials costs $ 939,600   Conversion costs 225,000   Total August costs $ 1,164,600       At the end of August, 20,000 units remained in inventory that were 90 percent complete with respect to direct materials and 50 percent complete with respect to conversion.   Required: Compute the cost of goods transferred out in August and the cost of work-in-process ending inventory.  (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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Pantanal, Inc., manufactures car seats in a local factory. For costing purposes, it uses a first-in, first-out (FIFO) process costing system. The factory has three departments: Molding, Assembling, and Finishing. Following is information on the beginning work-in-process inventory in the Assembling Department on August 1:

 

  Costs Degree of Completion
Work-in-process beginning inventory (12,500 units)            
Transferred-in from Molding $ 98,000     100 %
Direct materials costs   164,400     60  
Conversion costs   61,000     40  
Work-in-process balance (August 1) $ 323,400        
 

 

During August, 127,500 units were transferred in from the Molding Department at a cost of $2,142,000 and started in Assembling. The Assembling Department incurred other costs of $1,164,600 in August as follows:

 

  August Costs
Direct materials costs $ 939,600  
Conversion costs   225,000  
Total August costs $ 1,164,600  
 

 

At the end of August, 20,000 units remained in inventory that were 90 percent complete with respect to direct materials and 50 percent complete with respect to conversion.

 

Required:

Compute the cost of goods transferred out in August and the cost of work-in-process ending inventory.  (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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