With the information given how do I calculate the current cost conversion?
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With the information given how do I calculate the current cost conversion?
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Product Cost Report-Weighted Average Method
Reston Manufacturing Corporation produces a cosmetic product in three consecutive processes. The costs of Department 1 for May 2016 were as follows:
Cost of beginning inventory
Direct material
$14,700
Conversion costs
24,885
Costs added in Department 1
Direct material
$443,100
Direct labor
447,825
Manufacturing overhead
304,695 1.195,620
Department 1 handled the following units during May:
Units in process, May 1
2,000
Units started in Department 1
40,000
Units transferred to Department 2 39,000
Units in process, May 31
3,000
On average, the May 1 units were 30% complete. The May 31 units were 60% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs occur evenly throughout the process in Department 1. Reston uses the weighted average me
process costing.
Required
Prepare the product cost report for Department 1 for May.
Round average cost per equivalent unit to four decimal places. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculations. Round other answers to the nearest whole number.
Reston Manufacturing Corporation Department 1
Flow of Units and Equivalent Units Calculations, May 2016
Equivalent Units
% Work
Direct
% Work
Conversion
Done
Materials
Done
Costs
Complete/Transferred
39000
100 % V
39000 v
100 % V
39000
3000 v
100 96 v
3000
60 % v
1800 v
Ending Inventory
42000
40800 V
Total
42000
Product Cost Report
Direct
Conversion
Materials
Costs
39585
14700
24885 V
Beginning Inventory
443100 v
1338750 x
Current
0 x $
457800 vS
0 x
Total Costs to Account For
42000 v
40800 v
+ Total Equivalent Units
10.9 $
1212
Average cost / Equivalent unit (round four decimal places)
1/2120](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc3178b11-0d89-4944-aaab-005f74046825%2F49bef541-8e44-48f0-ac1e-ce8b7342a8d3%2F7yoi3qm_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Product Cost Report-Weighted Average Method
Reston Manufacturing Corporation produces a cosmetic product in three consecutive processes. The costs of Department 1 for May 2016 were as follows:
Cost of beginning inventory
Direct material
$14,700
Conversion costs
24,885
Costs added in Department 1
Direct material
$443,100
Direct labor
447,825
Manufacturing overhead
304,695 1.195,620
Department 1 handled the following units during May:
Units in process, May 1
2,000
Units started in Department 1
40,000
Units transferred to Department 2 39,000
Units in process, May 31
3,000
On average, the May 1 units were 30% complete. The May 31 units were 60% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs occur evenly throughout the process in Department 1. Reston uses the weighted average me
process costing.
Required
Prepare the product cost report for Department 1 for May.
Round average cost per equivalent unit to four decimal places. Use rounded answers for subsequent calculations. Round other answers to the nearest whole number.
Reston Manufacturing Corporation Department 1
Flow of Units and Equivalent Units Calculations, May 2016
Equivalent Units
% Work
Direct
% Work
Conversion
Done
Materials
Done
Costs
Complete/Transferred
39000
100 % V
39000 v
100 % V
39000
3000 v
100 96 v
3000
60 % v
1800 v
Ending Inventory
42000
40800 V
Total
42000
Product Cost Report
Direct
Conversion
Materials
Costs
39585
14700
24885 V
Beginning Inventory
443100 v
1338750 x
Current
0 x $
457800 vS
0 x
Total Costs to Account For
42000 v
40800 v
+ Total Equivalent Units
10.9 $
1212
Average cost / Equivalent unit (round four decimal places)
1/2120
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