The Baker Company manufactures a product in a single process. The following information is available: Input material 5,000 kilos valued at $18,000 Material added $4,000 Direct labour cost incurred $14,000 Manufacturing overhead incurred $20,500 Normal losses 10% of input Scrap value of losses $5.00 per unit Units completed and transferred out 4,300 units i) Calculate the cost per completed unit ii) What is the value of the units completed and transferred to finished goods? iii) What is the value of the unexpected losses? iv) What is the manufacturer’s true loss? v) Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the assignment of direct materials and direct labour and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the process. Also, give the journal entries for the transfer of units completed to Finished Goods Inventory.

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The Baker Company manufactures a product in a single process. The following information is
available:
Input material 5,000 kilos valued at $18,000
Material added $4,000
Direct labour cost incurred $14,000
Manufacturing overhead incurred $20,500
Normal losses 10% of input
Scrap value of losses $5.00 per unit
Units completed and transferred out 4,300 units
i) Calculate the cost per completed unit
ii) What is the value of the units completed and transferred to finished goods?
iii) What is the value of the unexpected losses?
iv) What is the manufacturer’s true loss?
v) Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the assignment of direct materials and
direct labour and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the process. Also, give the
journal entries for the transfer of units completed to Finished Goods Inventory. 

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