Cost Accounting
Cost Accounting
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Author: Horngren
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.41P

Weighted-average method, inspection at 80% completion. (A. Atkinson) The Horsheim Company is a furniture manufacturer with two departments: molding and finishing. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. In August, the following data were recorded for the finishing department:

Units of beginning work-in-process inventory 25,000
Percentage completion of beginning work-in-process units 25%
Units started 175,000
Units completed 125,000
Units in ending inventory 50,000
Percentage completion of ending work-in-process units 95%
Spoiled units 25,000
Total costs added during current period:  
Direct materials $1,638,000
Direct manufacturing labor $1,589,000
Manufacturing overhead $1,540,000
Work in process, beginning:  
Transferred-in costs $ 207,250
Conversion costs $ 105,000
Cost of units transferred in during current period $1,618,750

Conversion costs are added evenly during the process. Direct material costs are added when production is 90% complete. The inspection point is at the 80% stage of production. Normal spoilage is 10% of all good units that pass inspection. Spoiled units are disposed of at zero net disposal value.

  1. 1. For August, summarize total costs to account for and assign these costs to units completed and transferred out (including normal spoilage), to abnormal spoilage, and to units in ending work in process.

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  1. 2. What are the managerial issues involved in determining the percentage of spoilage considered normal? How would your answer to requirement 1 differ if all spoilage were treated as normal?
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