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Simply Shine Shampoo is manufactured in two departments: Mixing and Packing. Onc

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Question

Simply Shine Shampoo is manufactured in two departments: Mixing and Packing. Once the shampoo mixture is completed in the Mixing Department, it is sent to Packaging, where a machine fills and seals individual bottles, which are then passed to a machine that places the bottles in individual boxes.

The following information is related to production in March:


Prepare production costs reports for Mixing and Packing for the month of March. (Round cost per equivalent unit answers to 5 decimal places, e.g. 15.25254 and other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5625.)


Cost per Equivalent Unit Calculation

Material

Labor

Overhead

Total

Cost

Beginning work in process

Cost incurred during March

Total

Units

Units completed

Equivalent units

Ending work in process

Total

Cost per equivalent unit

Cost Reconciliation

Total cost to account for

Cost of completed units

Cost of ending WIP

Total cost accounted for


Cost per Equivalent Unit Calculation

Material

Labor

Overhead

Trans.In

Total

Cost

Beginning work in process

Cost incurred during March

Total

Units

Units completed

Equivalent units

Ending work in process

Total

Cost per equivalent unit

Cost Reconciliation

Total cost to account for

Cost of completed units

Cost of ending WIP

Total cost accounted for

Mixing Packing Unit Information Beginning Work in Process (Mixing: 100% material, 80% conversion costs) 15,500 (Packing: 50% material, 40% conversion costs) 20,000 Started during March: 700,000 674,300 Ending Work in Process (Mixing: 100% material, 60% conversion costs) 41,200 (Packing: 90% material, 70% conversion costs) 40,000 Cost Information, Beginning Work in Process Direct material $ 8,850 $ 940 Direct labor 1,260 70 Manufacturing overhead 2,540 120 Transferred-in cost — 3,800 Cost Added during March Direct material $ 264,300 $ 86,600 Direct labor 78,700 10,000 Manufacturing overhead 127,700 20,000 Transferred-in cost — 460,190

Explanation / Answer

Mixing Department, Simply Shine Shampoo-March Unit Reconciliation Units Equivalent Units Material Labor & Manufacturing Overhead WIP in the begining 15500 Started During March 700000 Units to Account for 715500 Units Completed and Transferred to Packing Deptt. 674300 674300 674300 WIP in the end 41200 41200 24720 Units accounted For 715500 715500 699020 Calculation of Cost per Equivalent Unit Material Labor Manufacturing Overhead Total WIP in the Beginning                  8,850              1,260                    2,540            12,650 Cost Incurrecd during March             264,300            78,700                127,700          470,700 Total             273,150            79,960                130,240          483,350 Units Units Completed Equivalent Units 674300 674300 674300 Ending WIP 41200 24720 24720 Total 715500 699020 699020 Cost per Equivalent Units                    0.38                 0.11                       0.19 Cost Reconcilation Particulars Amount Total Cost to Account For          483,350 Cost of Completed units Material             257,422 Labour                77,133 Manufacturing Overhead             125,634 Total Cost of Completed Goods          460,190 Cost of ending WIP Material                15,728 Labour                  2,827 Manufacturing Overhead                  4,606 Total Cost of Ending WIP            23,160 Total Cost Accounted For          483,350 Packing Department, Simply Shine Shampoo-March Unit Reconciliation Units Equivalent Units Material Labor & Manufacturing Overhead WIP in the begining 20000 Transferred from Mixing deptt 674300 Units to Account for 694300 Units Completed 654300 654300 654300 WIP in the end 40000 36000 28000 Units accounted For 694300 690300 682300 Calculation of Cost per Equivalent Unit Material Labor Manufacturing Overhead Transferred in Costs Total WIP in the Beginning                      940                    70                        120                    3,800              4,930 Cost Incurrecd during March             264,300            78,700                127,700                460,190          930,890 Total             265,240            78,770                127,820                463,990          935,820 Units Units Completed Equivalent Units 654300 654300 654300 654300 Ending WIP 36000 28000 28000 40000 Total 690300 682300 682300 694300 Cost per Equivalent Units                    0.38                 0.12                       0.19                       0.67 Cost Reconcilation Particulars Amount Total Cost to Account For          935,820 Cost of Completed units Material             251,407 Labour                75,537 Manufacturing Overhead             122,575 Transferred in cost             437,259 Total Cost of Completed Goods          886,778 Cost of ending WIP Material                13,833 Labour                  3,233 Manufacturing Overhead                  5,245 Transferred in cost                26,731 Total Cost of Ending WIP            49,042 Total Cost Accounted For          935,820