What are the numbers for the finished goods in the 4 column account? And how did you find them? Hearty Soup Co. uses a process cost system to record the costs of processing soup, which requires the cooking and filling processes. Materials are entered from the cooking process at the beginning of the filling process. The inventory of Work in Process-Filling on April 1 and debits to the account during April were as follows: Bal., 800 units, 30% completed: Direct materials (800 × $4.30) $3,440 Conversion (800 × 30% × $1.75) 420 $3,860 From Cooking Department, 7,800 units $34,320 Direct labor 8,562 Factory overhead 6,387 During April, 800 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 7,800 units entering the department, all were completed except 550 units that were 90% completed. Charges to Work in Process-Filling for May were as follows: From Cooking Department, 9,600 units $44,160 Direct labor 12,042 Factory overhead 6,878 During May, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 9,600 units entering the department, all were completed except 300 units that were 35% completed. Required: 1. (a) Enter the balance as of April 1, in a four-column account for Work in Process-Filling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for April. (b) Construct a cost of production report, and present computations for determining i. equivalent units of production for materials and conversion. ii. costs per equivalent unit.* iii. cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April.* iv. work in process inventory.*
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.
Bal., 800 units, 30% completed: | |
Direct materials (800 × $4.30) | $3,440 |
Conversion (800 × 30% × $1.75) | 420 |
$3,860 | |
From Cooking Department, 7,800 units | $34,320 |
Direct labor | 8,562 |
Factory |
6,387 |
From Cooking Department, 9,600 units | $44,160 |
Direct labor | 12,042 |
Factory overhead | 6,878 |
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3. | Comment on the change in costs per equivalent unit for March through May for direct materials and conversion costs. |
1(a). | Enter the balance as of April 1, in a four-column account for Work in Process-Filling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for April. |
2(a). | Provide the same information for May by recording the May transactions in the four-column work in process account. |
Work in Process-Filling
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Date
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Item
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Debit
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Credit
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Balance Dr.
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Balance Cr.
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2
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Apr. 1
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Balance
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3
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30
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Cooking Department
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4
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30
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Direct labor
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5
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30
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Factory overhead
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6
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30
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Finished goods
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7
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30
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Balance
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8
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May 31
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Cooking Department
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9
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31
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Direct labor
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10
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31
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Factory overhead
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11
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31
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Finished goods
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12
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31
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Balance
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Comments; Multiple Questions asked
Process Costing is a technique adopted by those industries which satisfy the following conditions;
a) The production is continuous and the end result is the sequence of processes.
b) The product is homogenous.
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