Required: 1. Calculate the equivalent units for each input category.   Equivalent Units Direct Materials fill in the blank 1 Conversion fill in the blank 2 2. Calculate the unit cost for each category and in total. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Unit direct materials cost $fill in the blank 3 Unit conversion cost $fill in the blank 4 Total unit cost $fill in the blank 5 3. What if a different type of materials is also added at the end of the process (a candy wrapper), costing $4,800? Calculate the new unit cost. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 6 per unit

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Apeto Company produces premium chocolate candy bars. Conversion costs are added uniformly. For February, EWIP is 40 percent complete with respect to conversion costs. Materials are added at the beginning of the process. The following information is provided for February:

Physical flow schedule:    
   Units to account for:    
        Units in BWIP   0
        Units started   60,000
   Total units to account for   60,000
   Units accounted for:    
         Units completed:    
             From BWIP 0  
             Started and completed 48,000 48,000
         Units in EWIP   12,000
         Total units accounted for   60,000

 

Inputs

Direct Materials Conversion Costs
$30,000 $52,800

Required:

1. Calculate the equivalent units for each input category.

  Equivalent Units
Direct Materials fill in the blank 1
Conversion fill in the blank 2

2. Calculate the unit cost for each category and in total. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Unit direct materials cost $fill in the blank 3
Unit conversion cost $fill in the blank 4
Total unit cost $fill in the blank 5

3. What if a different type of materials is also added at the end of the process (a candy wrapper), costing $4,800? Calculate the new unit cost. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
$fill in the blank 6 per unit

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