The cost of materials put into production in a department during the month totaled P188,400. By the end of the month, these materials had been used for 32,000 units, of which 29,000 were completed and transferred out and 3,000 were in process. 80% of materials were added to the units in process. What is the equivalent unit of production for materials? a. 31,400 b. 32,000 c. 29,600 d. 31,000 What is the cost per equivalent unit for materials? a. P5.89 b. P6.00 c. P6.36 d. P6.50
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.
The cost of materials put into production in a department during the month totaled P188,400. By the end of the month, these materials had been used for 32,000 units, of which 29,000 were completed and transferred out and 3,000 were in process. 80% of materials were added to the units in process. What is the equivalent unit of production for materials?
a. 31,400
b. 32,000
c. 29,600
d. 31,000
What is the cost per equivalent unit for materials?
a. P5.89
b. P6.00
c. P6.36
d. P6.50
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