Required: For May: 1. Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion. 2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion. 3. Compute the cost of ending work in process Inventory for materials, conversion, and in total. 4. Compute the cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total. 5. Prepare a cost reconciliation report.
Process Costing
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.
Job Costing
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.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
![Problem 4-16 (Algo) Comprehensive Problem-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4, LO4-5]
Builder Products, Incorporated, uses the weighted-average method of process costing. It manufactures a caulking compound that
goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for
May.
Production data:
Pounds in process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion
90% complete
Pounds started into production during May
Pounds completed and transferred out
Pounds in process, May 31; materials 60% complete; conversion
48% complete
Cost data:
Work in process inventory, May 1:
Materials cost
Conversion cost
Cost added during May:
Materials cost
Conversion cost
Required 1
Required:
For May:
1. Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion.
2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion.
3. Compute the cost of ending work in process Inventory for materials, conversion, and in total.
4. Compute the cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total.
5. Prepare a cost reconciliation report.
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Required 2
Required 3
Equivalent units of production
76,000
410,000
?
36,000
$ 117,900
$ 53,600
Required 4 Required 5
$ 613,080
$ 294,700
Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.
Materials
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