Question: Kenton Industrial Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. During April, the Baker Assembly Department completed its processing of 25,300 units and transferred them to the next department. The cost of beginning inventory and the costs added during April amounted to $659,490 in total. The ending inventory in April consisted of 4,000 units, which were 50% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were as follows: Materials Labor Overhead Cost per equivalent unit $12.80 Required: $3.50 $8.20 1.) Compute the equivalent units of materials, labor, and overhead in the ending work in process inventory for the month. Materials Labor Overhead Equivalent units in ending work in process inventory Equivalent units in ending work in process inventory Materials Labor Overhead

Question: Kenton Industrial Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. During April, the Baker Assembly Department completed its processing of 25,300 units and transferred them to the next department. The cost of beginning inventory and the costs added during April amounted to $659,490 in total. The ending inventory in April consisted of 4,000 units, which were 50% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were as follows: Materials Labor Overhead Cost per equivalent unit $12.80 Required: $3.50 $8.20 1.) Compute the equivalent units of materials, labor, and overhead in the ending work in process inventory for the month. Materials Labor Overhead Equivalent units in ending work in process inventory Equivalent units in ending work in process inventory Materials Labor Overhead

Principles of Cost Accounting

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Chapter6: Process Cost Accounting—additional Procedures; Accounting For Joint Products And By-products

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