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Diulio Company produces a product in a process-costing system involving several departments

Management May 21, 2021

Diulio Company produces a product in a process-costing system involving several departments. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The first department's data for the month of April follow:

 

Units in beginning work-in-process inventory                          15,000

Units started during April                                                            140,000

Units completed during April                                                      120,000

Units in ending work-in-process inventory                                35,000

 

Direct materials added in current month                                $168,000

Conversion costs added in current month                              $186,000

Direct materials-beginning work-in-process inventory         $25,750

Conversion costs-beginning work-in-process inventory         $3,225

 

Stage of Completion:

                                                                                      Materials            Conversion Costs

Beginning work-in-process inventory                           50%                                     40%

Ending work-in-process inventory                                50%                                     30%

 

Required:

A) Compute equivalent units for materials and conversion costs.

B) Compute the cost per unit for materials and conversion costs. Round to two decimal places.

C) Compute the cost of the units transferred.

D) Compute the cost of the ending work-in-process inventor

Expert Solution

Computation of Equivalent unit of Production - Weighted Average 
Particulars Physical Units Material Conversion
Unit completed & Transferred out 120000 120000 120000
Units in Ending Work-in-Process Inventory: 35000    
Material (50%)   17500  
Conversion (30%)     10500
       
Equivalent units of production 155000 137500 130500

 

Computation of Cost per equivalent unit of Production - Weighted Average:
Particulars Material Conversion
Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory $25,750.00  $3,225.00 
Cost Added during January $168,000.00  $186,000.00 
     
Total cost to be accounted for $193,750.00  $189,225.00 
Equivalent units of production 137500 130500
Cost per Equivalent unit $1.41  $1.45 
Computation of Cost of ending WIP and units completed & transferred out - Weighted Average (First Department)
Particulars Material Conversion Total
Equivalent Units of Ending Work-in-Process 17500 10500  
Cost per Equivalent Unit $1.41  $1.45   
Cost of Ending WIP (Equivalent unit * Cost per equivalent unit) $24,659  $15,225  $39,884 
Units completed and transferred 120000 120000  
Cost of units completed & Transferred (Unit completed * cost per equivalent unit) $169,091  $174,000  $343,091 

 

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