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Materials Conversion Costs Unit costs for: Materials Conversion Costs SETUP: The

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Question

Materials

Conversion Costs

Unit costs for:

Materials   

Conversion Costs

SETUP: The Blending Department of Luongo Company has the following cost and production data for the month of April. Costs:    Work in process, April 1       Direct materials: 100% complete $118,000       Conversion costs: 20% complete 82,600          Cost of work in process, April 1 $200,600    Costs incurred during production in April       Direct materials $944,000       Conversion costs 430,700          Costs incurred in April $1,374,700
Units transferred out totaled 20,060. Ending work in process was 1,180 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 40% complete as to conversion costs.

Explanation / Answer

Statement of Equivalent production Particulars Direct Materials %completion Equivalent mat Conversion %completion Equivalent Conv Units Transferred Out              20,060.00 100%                 20,060.00              20,060.00 100%                 20,060.00 Closing WIP                1,180.00 100%                    1,180.00                1,180.00 40%                       472.00 Equivalent Units                 21,240.00                 20,532.00 Opening WIP Costs               118,000.00                 82,600.00 Current Month Costs               944,000.00               430,700.00 Total Costs           1,062,000.00               513,300.00 Cost per Equivalent units                          50.00                          25.00 Cl WIP Units                    1,180.00                       472.00 Cost of Cl WIP                 59,000.00                 11,800.00 Units Transferred Out                 20,060.00                 20,060.00 Cost of Units Transferred Out           1,003,000.00               501,500.00 Note: In the above case opening WIP isnot given thus we have assumed weighted average method