The charges to Work in Process—Assembly Department for a period, together with information concerning production, are as follows. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production. Work in Process-Assembly Department Transaction Debit amount Transaction Credit amount Bal., 30,000 units, 40% completed 1,075,500 To Finished Goods, 406,000 units ? Direct materials, 400,000 units @ $11.25 4,500,000 Direct labor 4,012,000 Factory overhead 20,060,000 Bal., ? units, 30% completed ? Cost per equivalent units of $11.25 for Direct Materials and $60.00 for Conversion Costs. a. Based on the above data, determine the different costs listed below. Line Item Description Amount 1. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed this period fill in the blank 1 of 4$ 2. Cost of units transferred to finished goods during the period fill in the blank 2 of 4$ 3. Cost of ending work in process inventory fill in the blank 3 of 4$ 4. Cost per unit of the completed beginning work in process inventory (Rounded to the nearest cent.) fill in the blank 4 of 4$ b. Did the production costs change from the preceding period? Yes c. Assuming that the direct materials cost per unit did not change from the preceding period, did the conversion costs per equivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same for the current period?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

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Chapter6: Process Costing

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Problem 24E: Baxter Company has two processing departments: Assembly and Finishing. A predetermined overhead rate...

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The charges to Work in Process—Assembly Department for a period, together with information concerning production, are as follows. All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production. Work in Process-Assembly Department Transaction Debit amount Transaction Credit amount Bal., 30,000 units, 40% completed 1,075,500 To Finished Goods, 406,000 units ? Direct materials, 400,000 units @ $11.25 4,500,000 Direct labor 4,012,000 Factory overhead 20,060,000 Bal., ? units, 30% completed ? Cost per equivalent units of $11.25 for Direct Materials and $60.00 for Conversion Costs. a. Based on the above data, determine the different costs listed below. Line Item Description Amount 1. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed this period fill in the blank 1 of 4$ 2. Cost of units transferred to finished goods during the period fill in the blank 2 of 4$ 3. Cost of ending work in process inventory fill in the blank 3 of 4$ 4. Cost per unit of the completed beginning work in process inventory (Rounded to the nearest cent.) fill in the blank 4 of 4$ b. Did the production costs change from the preceding period? Yes c. Assuming that the direct materials cost per unit did not change from the preceding period, did the conversion costs per equivalent unit increase, decrease, or remain the same for the current period?

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