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d. To record transfer of unfired, molded bricks from the Molding Department to the Firing Department:
Work in Process—Firing Department 67,000
Work in Process—Moulding Department 67,000
e. To record transfer of finished bricks from the Firing Department to the finished goods warehouse:
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Finished Goods 108,000
Work in Process—Firing Department 108,000
Weighted-Average Method
Costs per Equivalent Unit:
Total
Cost Materials Labour Overhead
Work in process, May 1........$156,270 $ 14,550 $23,620 $118,100
Cost added during May........ 174,330 88,350 14,330 71,650
Total cost (a)......................$330,600 $102,900 $37,950 $189,750
Equivalent units of
production (b)................... ----- 1,200 1,100 1,100
Cost per equivalent unit -----
(a) ÷ (b).......................... $85.75 $34.50 $172.50
* Beginning WIP 25,000 + Started 25,000 – Ending WIP 5,000 = 45,000 litres .
Cost Reconciliation
*Units transferred to the next department = Units in beginning work in process + Units started into
production − Units in ending work in
process = 85,000 + 365,000 − 55,000 = 395,000
1.
a. Work in Process—Blending 495,000
Work in Process—Bottling 115,000
Raw Materials 610,000
b. Work in Process—Blending 72,000
Work in Process—Bottling 18,000
Salaries and Wages Payable 90,000
c. Manufacturing Overhead 225,000
Accounts Payable 225,000
d. Work in Process—Blending 181,000
Manufacturing Overhead 181,000
Work in Process—Bottling 42,000
Manufacturing Overhead 42,000
Part 4 740,000
Bal. 30,000 Bal. 46,000
Bal. 71,000
2. The unit cost computed above is $2.22 (= $0.86 + $0.31 + $1.05) versus $2.284 on the original
report. The unit cost on the report prepared by the accountant is high because none of the cost
incurred during the month was assigned to the units in the ending work in process inventory.
Questions
6A-1 Under the weighted-average method, each unit transferred out of the department is counted as
one equivalent unit—regardless of in what period the work was done to complete the units. Under the
FIFO method, only the work done in the current period is counted. Units transferred out are divided into
two parts. One part consists of the units transferred out from beginning inventory. Only the work needed
to complete these units is shown as part of the equivalent units for the current period. The other part of
the units transferred out consists of the units started and completed during the current period.
6A-2 The weighted-average method mixes costs from the current period with costs from the prior
period. Thus, under the weighted-average method, the department’s apparent performance in the
current period is influenced to some extent by what happened in a prior period. In contrast, the FIFO
method cleanly separates the costs and work of the current period from those of the prior period. This
makes the FIFO method superior to the weighted-average method for cost control because current
performance should be measured in relation to costs of the current period only.
FIFO Method
Material Conversio
s n
To complete beginning work in process:
Materials: 400 units × (100% – 75%)................. 100
Conversion: 400 units × (100% – 25%).............. 300
Units started and completed during the period
(42,600 units started – 500 units in ending
inventory)......................................................... 42,100 42,100
Ending work in process
Materials: 500 units × 80% complete................. 400
Conversion: 500 units × 30% complete.............. 150
Equivalent units of production................................ 42,600 42,550
FIFO Method
Material Conversio Total
s n
Ending work in process inventory:
Equivalent units of production................ 800 200
Cost per equivalent unit......................... $4.40 $1.30
Cost of ending work in process inventory $3,520 $260 $3,780
FIFO method
1. Computation of the total cost per equivalent unit of production:
Cost per equivalent unit of production for material............. $18.20
Cost per equivalent unit of production for conversion.......... 23.25
Total cost per equivalent unit of production....................... $41.45
4. Cost Reconciliation
Costs to be accounted for:
Cost of beginning work in process inventory
($45,500 + $25,000).......................................... $ 70,500
Costs added to production during the period
($425,500 + $145,000)....................................... 570,500
Total cost to be accounted for................................ $641,000
Costs accounted for as follows:
Cost of ending work in process inventory................ $ 77,740
Costs of units transferred out................................. 563,193
Total cost accounted for......................................... *$640,933
*Off $67 due to rounding.
1.
Transferred In Mate
To complete beginning work in process:
Transferred in: 8,000 units × 0%.................................. 0
Materials: 8,000 units × 0%.........................................
Conversion: 8,000 units × (1 − 7/8)..............................
Units completed during the period (100,000 units started −
8,000 units in beginning inventory)................................ 92,000 92
Ending work in process:
Transferred in: 5,000 units x 100% complete 5,000
Materials: 5,000 units × 0% complete...........................
Conversion: 5,000 units × 2/5 complete........................
Equivalent units of production........................................... 97,000 92
Transferred In Mate
Cost added during the period (a)....................................... $81,480 $27
Equivalent units of production (b)...................................... 97,000 92
Cost per equivalent unit (a) ÷ (b)...................................... $0.84 $
2. The effects of the cost-cutting will tend to show up more under the
FIFO method. The reason is that the FIFO method keeps the costs of
the current period separate from the costs of the prior period. Thus,
under the FIFO method, the company will be able to compare unit costs
of the current period to those of the prior period to see how effective
the cost-cutting program has been. Under the weighted-average
method, however, costs carried over from the prior period are averaged
in with costs of the current period, which will tend to mask somewhat
the effects of the cost-cutting effort.