Required: 1. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for the period. 2. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for the period.

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Data concerning a recent period's activity in the Assembly Department, the first processing department in a company that uses the
FIFO method of process costing, appear below:
Cost of work in process inventory at the beginning of the period
Equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory
Equivalent units required to complete the beginning work in process inventory
Cost per equivalent unit for the period.
1. Cost of ending work in process inventory
2. Cost of the units transferred to the next department
Materials
Conversion
Materials
$ 2,300
A total of 26,800 units were completed and transferred to the next processing department during the period. Beginning work in
process inventory had 2,800 units and ending work in process inventory had 3,000 units.
Required:
1. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for the period.
2. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for
the period.
Total
370
690
$ 2.50
Conversion
$ 640
110
1,280
$ 0.70
Transcribed Image Text:Data concerning a recent period's activity in the Assembly Department, the first processing department in a company that uses the FIFO method of process costing, appear below: Cost of work in process inventory at the beginning of the period Equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory Equivalent units required to complete the beginning work in process inventory Cost per equivalent unit for the period. 1. Cost of ending work in process inventory 2. Cost of the units transferred to the next department Materials Conversion Materials $ 2,300 A total of 26,800 units were completed and transferred to the next processing department during the period. Beginning work in process inventory had 2,800 units and ending work in process inventory had 3,000 units. Required: 1. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for the period. 2. Compute the Assembly Department's cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for the period. Total 370 690 $ 2.50 Conversion $ 640 110 1,280 $ 0.70
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