Tokyo manufacturing company produce a product in two manufacturing department Moulding and finishing department. The product is moulded out of plastic in the Moulding Department and then transferred to finishing department, where parts are added to the moulded plastic unit. Because only one product is manufactured by the company, a process cost system is used with FIFO cost assumption. Data related to August operation in the moulding department are: Beginning inventory Added this period Costs are charge to department: Material 4120 39,980 Labour 522 12638 Factory overhead 961 18,779 During the period 9200 units were transferred from the moulding department to the finishing department. The moulding department had 1000 unit still in the process in at the end of the july; they were 100% as to material and 40% complete as to conversion cost. The moulding department had 800 units still in process at the end of the August; they were 75% complete as to material and 25% complete as to conversion cost. Required:  Please justify how the changes from average cost method to FIFO method can affect the cost of production report.

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Tokyo manufacturing company produce a product in two manufacturing department Moulding and
finishing department. The product is moulded out of plastic in the Moulding Department and then
transferred to finishing department, where parts are added to the moulded plastic unit. Because only one
product is manufactured by the company, a process cost system is used with FIFO cost assumption.
Data related to August operation in the moulding department are:
Beginning inventory Added this period
Costs are charge to department:
Material 4120 39,980
Labour 522 12638
Factory overhead 961 18,779
During the period 9200 units were transferred from the moulding department to the finishing
department. The moulding department had 1000 unit still in the process in at the end of the july; they
were 100% as to material and 40% complete as to conversion cost. The moulding department had 800
units still in process at the end of the August; they were 75% complete as to material and 25% complete
as to conversion cost.
Required: 
Please justify how the changes from average cost method to FIFO method can affect the cost of
production report.

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