Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The first production department of Stone Incorporated reports the following for April. Direct Materials Beginning work in process inventory Units started this period Completed and transferred out Ending work in process inventory The production department had the cost information below. Beginning work in process inventory Direct materials Units 81,000 427,000 405,000 103,000 Conversion Costs added this period Direct materials. Conversion Total costs to account for $ 222,485 65,382 1,434,675 1,002,573 Percent Complete 65% 80% $ 287,867 2,437,248 $ 2,725,115 a. Compute cost per equivalent unit for both direct materials and conversion. Note: Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places. Conversion Percent Complete 35% 30% b. Using the weighted average method, assign April's costs to the department's output-specifically, its units transferred to the next department and its ending work in process inventory. Note: Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.
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.
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The first production department of Stone Incorporated reports the following for April:
| | Direct Materials | Conversion |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|-------------|
| | | |
| **Units** | | |
| Beginning work in process inventory | 81,000 | |
| - Percent Complete | | 65% |
| Units started this period | 427,000 | |
| Completed and transferred out | 405,000 | |
| Ending work in process inventory | 103,000 | |
| - Percent Complete | | 80% |
| - Percent Complete | | 30% |
The production department had the cost information below:
- **Beginning work in process inventory**
- Direct materials: $222,485
- Conversion: $65,382
- Total: $287,867
- **Costs added this period**
- Direct materials: $1,434,675
- Conversion: $1,002,573
- Total: $2,437,248
- **Total costs to account for**
- $2,725,115
### Instructions:
**a. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for both direct materials and conversion.**
- **Note:** Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.
**b. Using the weighted average method, assign April’s costs to the department’s output—specifically, its units transferred to the next department and its ending work in process inventory.**
- **Note:** Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.
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