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Builder Products, Inc

Accounting Sep 28, 2020

Builder Products, Inc., uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May: 81,000 460,000 ? Production data: Pounds in process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete Pounds started into production during May Pounds completed and transferred out Pounds in process, May 31; materials 80% complete; conversion 20% complete Cost data: Work in process inventory, May 1: Materials cost Conversion cost Cost added during May: Materials cost Conversion cost 55,000 $158,200 $ 50,500 $822,300 $277,520 Required: 1. Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May. 2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. 3. Compute the cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. 4. Compute the cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for May. 5. Prepare a cost reconciliation report for May.
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Compute the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May. Materials Conversion Equivalent units of production
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Materials Conversion Cost per equivalent unit
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Compute the cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) Materials Conversion Total Cost of ending work in process inventory
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Compute the cost of units transferred out to the next department for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) Materials Conversion Total Cost of units completed and transferred out
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Required 5 Prepare a cost reconciliation report for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.) Cost Reconciliation Costs to be accounted for: Total cost to be accounted for Costs accounted for as follows: Total cost accounted for

Expert Solution

 

1) Equivalent unit

  Material Conversion cost
Unit transferred out 486000 486000
Ending WIP 55000*80% = 44000 11000
Equivalent unit 530000 497000

2) Cost per equivalent unit

  Material Conversion
Beginning WIP 158200 50500
Cost added 822300 277520
Total Cost 980500 328020
Equivalent unit 530000 497000
Cost per equivalent unit 1.85 0.66

3) Cost of ending WIP

  Material Conversion Total
Cost of ending WIP 44000*1.85 = 81400 11000*.66 = 7260 88660
       

4) Cost of unit transferred out

  Material Conversion Total
Cost of unit transferred out 899100 320760 1219860
       

5) Cost reconciliation

Cost to be accounted for  
Beginning WIP 208700
Cost added 1099820
Total Cost to be accounted for 1308520
Cost accounted for as follows  
Cost of unit transferred out 1219860
Cost of ending WIP 88660
Total Cost accounted for 1308520
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