Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
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Chapter 3, Problem 1.1GBP
To determine
Concept introduction:
Process costing systems is a system to assign the costs where the production goes through different processes. A product may take several processes to complete and when these processes are separable, the process costing system is applied to ascertain the cost of each process.
Weighted average method:
Weighted average method is one of the methods of process costing, under this method the cost of beginning work in process is mixed with the current period cost and weighted cost and equivalent units are calculated. In other words, the weighted average method does not teat the beginning work in process cost separately.
To calculate:
a. Physical units’ reconciliation
b. Number of equivalent units
c. Cost per equivalent units
d. Cost reconciliation
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Fields Company has two manufacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted average
method and it reports the following unit data for the Forming department. Units completed in the forming department are
transferred to the painting department.
Beginning work in process inventory
Units started this period
Completed and transferred out
Ending work in process inventory
Production cost information for the forming department follows.
Beginning work in process
Direct materials
Units
34,500
490,000
494,500
30,000
Conversion
Costs added this period
Direct materials
Conversion
Total costs to account for
$ 56,200
22,900
1,800, 200
1, 179,000
Direct
Materials
Percent
Complete
80%
85%
$79,100
2,979,200
$ 3,058, 300
Conversion
Percent
Complete
20%
35%
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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Victory Company uses weighted average process costing. The company has two production processes. Conversion cost
is added evenly throughout each process. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the first process. Additional
information for the first process follows.
Beginning work in process inventory
Units started this period
Units completed and transferred out
Ending work in process inventory
Beginning work in process inventory
Direct materials
Conversion
Costs added this period
Direct materials
Conversion
Total costs to account for
Total units
Units
60,000
820,000
700,000
180,000
Units
$ 420,000
139,000
2,220,000
3,254,000
Direct
Materials
Percent
Complete
100%
100%
Percent
Complete
Required:
1. Compute equivalent units of production for both direct materials and conversion.
Conversion
Percent
Complete
80%
$ 559,000
5,474,000
$ 6,033,000
Equivalent Units of Production (EUP) - Weighted…
Required information
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
Victory Company uses weighted average process costing. The company has two production processes. Conversion cost
is added evenly throughout each process. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the first process. Additional
information for the first process follows.
Beginning work in process inventory
Units started this period
Units completed and transferred out
Ending work in process inventory
Beginning work in process inventory
Direct materials
Conversion
Costs added this period
Direct materials
Conversion
Total costs to account for
Total units
Units
67,000
886,000
755,000
198,000
Units
$ 433,615
111,700
2,901,885
2,122,300
Direct
Materials
Percent
Complete
100%
100%
Percent
Complete
Required:
1. Compute equivalent units of production for both direct materials and conversion.
Conversion
Percent
Complete
80%
$ 545,315
5,024, 185
$ 5,569,500
Equivalent Units of Production (EUP) - Weighted…
Chapter 3 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
Ch. 3 - Briefly describe the difference between job order...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2QCh. 3 - Explain the differences between Raw Materials...Ch. 3 - Explain the flow of costs in a process costing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 5QCh. 3 - Prob. 6QCh. 3 - Prob. 7QCh. 3 - Prob. 8QCh. 3 - Prob. 9QCh. 3 - Prob. 10Q
Ch. 3 - Prob. 11QCh. 3 - Prob. 12QCh. 3 - Prob. 13QCh. 3 - Prob. 14QCh. 3 - Prob. 15QCh. 3 - Prob. 16QCh. 3 - What triggers the cost of manufacturing to be...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 3 - Prob. 6MCCh. 3 - Prob. 7MCCh. 3 - The primary difference between FIFO and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 9MCCh. 3 - Prob. 10MCCh. 3 - Prob. 1MECh. 3 - Prob. 2MECh. 3 - Prob. 3MECh. 3 - Prob. 4MECh. 3 - Prob. 5MECh. 3 - Calculation Cost per Equivalent unit...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7MECh. 3 - Prob. 8MECh. 3 - Prob. 9MECh. 3 - Prob. 10MECh. 3 - Prob. 11MECh. 3 - Prob. 12MECh. 3 - Calculating Equivalent Units (FIFO) The Cuttilg...Ch. 3 - Compare Weighted-Average and FIFO Process Costing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 15MECh. 3 - Prob. 2ECh. 3 - Prob. 3ECh. 3 - Prob. 4ECh. 3 - Prob. 5ECh. 3 - Prob. 6ECh. 3 - Prob. 7ECh. 3 - Prob. 8ECh. 3 - Prob. 9ECh. 3 - Prob. 10ECh. 3 - Prob. 11ECh. 3 - Prob. 12ECh. 3 - Prob. 13ECh. 3 - Prob. 14ECh. 3 - Prob. 15ECh. 3 - Prob. 16ECh. 3 - Calculating Equivalent Units, Unit Costs, and Cost...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18ECh. 3 - Prob. 19ECh. 3 - Prob. 20ECh. 3 - Prob. 21ECh. 3 - Recording Manufacturing Costs in Process Costing...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.1GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 2GAPCh. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 4GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.1GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.2GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 6GAPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.1GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 1.2GBPCh. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Preparing a Process Costing Production Report...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.1GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 5.2GBPCh. 3 - Prob. 6GBP
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