The Cutting Department of Karachi Carpet Company provides the following data for January. Assume that all materials are added at the beginning of the process. Description Dollar amount Work in process, January 1, 1,400 units, 75% completed $22,960 Direct materials (1,400 x $13) $18,200 Conversion (1,400 x 12) 16,800 Total direct materials and conversion 35,000 Materials added during January from the weaving department, 58,000 units 745,000 Direct labor for January 134,550 Factory overhead for January 151,661 Goods finished during January (includes goods in process, January 1), 56,200 units ? Work in process, January 31, 3,200 units, 30% completed ? Compute and evaluate the change in the costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month (December).
Process Costing
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Job Costing
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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 Cutting Department of Karachi Carpet Company provides the following data for January. Assume that all materials are added at the beginning of the process.
Description |
Dollar amount |
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Work in process, January 1, 1,400 units, 75% completed |
$22,960 |
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Direct materials (1,400 x $13) |
$18,200 |
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Conversion (1,400 x 12) |
16,800 |
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Total direct materials and conversion |
35,000 |
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Materials added during January from the weaving department, 58,000 units |
745,000 |
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Direct labor for January |
134,550 |
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Factory |
151,661 |
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Goods finished during January (includes goods in process, January 1), 56,200 units |
? |
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Work in process, January 31, 3,200 units, 30% completed |
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Compute and evaluate the change in the costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month (December).
Equivalent unit of production is calculated to know about how many units are hold by the manufacturing firm which are partially manufactured by the firm in the previous month.
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