The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for November. All direct materials are placed into the process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory consists of $9,0 direct materials. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Forging Department Date Item Nov. 1 Bal., 900 units, 60% completed 30 Direct materials, 12,900 units 30 Direct labor Debit 123,840 21,650 16,870 Credit ? ACCOUNT NO. Balance Debit b. Cost of units transferred to the next department during November. s x 10,566 134,406 156,056 172,926 ? ? 30 Factory overhead 30 Goods transferred, 2 units 30 Bal., 1,400 units, 70% completed Based on the above data, determine each of the following amounts. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places. Round final answers (a-c) to the nearest dollar. a. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed in November. $ X Credit c. Cost of ending work in process inventory on November 30. $ X d. Costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion included in the November 1 beginning work in process. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

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The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for November. All direct materials are placed into the process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory consists of $9,000 of
direct materials.
ACCOUNT Work in Process-Forging Department
Date Item
Debit
123,840
21,650
16,870
Credit
Nov. 1 Bal., 900 units, 60% completed
30 Direct materials, 12,900 units
30 Direct labor
30 Factory overhead
30 Goods transferred, 2 units
30 Bal., 1,400 units, 70% completed
Based on the above data, determine each of the following amounts.
If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places. Round final answers (a-c) to the nearest dollar.
a. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed in November.
S
X
b. Cost of units transferred to the next department during November.
X
c. Cost of ending work in process inventory on November 30.
X
?
ACCOUNT NO.
Balance
Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit
Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit
Debit
10,566
134,406
156,056
172,926
?
?
Credit
d. Costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion included in the November 1 beginning work in process. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Direct materials cost per equivalent unit $
Conversion cost per equivalent unit
e. The November increase or decrease in costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Increase or Decrease
$
Amount
Transcribed Image Text:The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for November. All direct materials are placed into the process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory consists of $9,000 of direct materials. ACCOUNT Work in Process-Forging Department Date Item Debit 123,840 21,650 16,870 Credit Nov. 1 Bal., 900 units, 60% completed 30 Direct materials, 12,900 units 30 Direct labor 30 Factory overhead 30 Goods transferred, 2 units 30 Bal., 1,400 units, 70% completed Based on the above data, determine each of the following amounts. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places. Round final answers (a-c) to the nearest dollar. a. Cost of beginning work in process inventory completed in November. S X b. Cost of units transferred to the next department during November. X c. Cost of ending work in process inventory on November 30. X ? ACCOUNT NO. Balance Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit Debit 10,566 134,406 156,056 172,926 ? ? Credit d. Costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion included in the November 1 beginning work in process. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Direct materials cost per equivalent unit $ Conversion cost per equivalent unit e. The November increase or decrease in costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Increase or Decrease $ Amount
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The equivalent units are calculated on the basis of the percentage of the work completed during the period. The unit cost is calculated as the total costs divided by the number of the equivalent units produced.

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