Question - Howard Corporation has two production departments. Curing has 12,000 units in process at the beginning of the period, three-fourths complete. During the period, 45,000 units were received from Crushing, 48,000 units were transferred to Finished Goods, and 9,000 units were in process at the end of the period, 2/3 complete. Cost information was as follows:
Cost of beginning work in process: Cost in Crushing $21,640
Cost in Curing: Materials 8,810 Labor 1,190 Factory overhead 2,420
Costs during the month: Cost of goods received from Crushing $ 85,520
Cost in Curing: Materials 53,830 Labor 10,690 Factory overhead 17,560 Total costs to be accounted for $201,660
a. Determine the unit cost for the month in Curing.
b. Determine the total cost of the products transferred to finished goods.
c. Determine the total cost of the ending work in process inventory.