The following information is available from the Oils Division of Glasgow Corporation for December. Conversion costs for this division were 80 percent complete as to beginning work-in-process inventory and 50 percent complete as to ending work-in-process inventory. Information about conversion costs follows.     Units Conversion Costs WIP at December 1 (80% complete)   20,000   $ 232,200   Units started and costs incurred during December   108,000     1,306,800   Units completed and transferred to next department during December   80,000     ?       The Oils Division uses FIFO.   Required: a-1. Compute the equivalent units for conversion costs. a-2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs. a-3. What was the conversion cost of work-in-process inventory in the Oils Division at December 31? b. What were the conversion costs per equivalent unit produced last period and this period, respectively?

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Problem 8-52 (Static) FIFO Method (LO 8-5)

The following information is available from the Oils Division of Glasgow Corporation for December. Conversion costs for this division were 80 percent complete as to beginning work-in-process inventory and 50 percent complete as to ending work-in-process inventory. Information about conversion costs follows.

 

  Units Conversion Costs
WIP at December 1 (80% complete)   20,000   $ 232,200  
Units started and costs incurred during December   108,000     1,306,800  
Units completed and transferred to next department during December   80,000     ?  
 

 

The Oils Division uses FIFO.

 

Required:

a-1. Compute the equivalent units for conversion costs.

a-2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs.

a-3. What was the conversion cost of work-in-process inventory in the Oils Division at December 31?

b. What were the conversion costs per equivalent unit produced last period and this period, respectively?

 

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