Determine the total cost of ending work in process


Honey butter, Inc., manufactures a product that goes through two departments prior to completion- the Mixing Department followed by the Packaging Department. The following information is available about work in the first department, the Mixing Department, during June.

 

Percent Completed

  Units Materials Conversion
  Work in process, beginning 106,000   70%    40%   
  Started into production 503,000      
  Completed and transferred out 493,000      
  Work in process, ending 116,000   75%    25%   

  Materials Conversion
  Work in process, beginning $ 45,500   $ 16,900  
  Cost added during June $ 488,100   $ 358,940  

Required:

Assume that the company uses the weighted-average method.

1. Determine the equivalent units for June for the Mixing Department.

Materials Conversion

Equivalent units of production

2. Compute the costs per equivalent unit for June for the Mixing Department. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Conversion
Cost per equivalent unit

3. Determine the total cost of ending work in process inventory and the total cost of units transferred to the Packaging Department. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Total
Cost of ending work in process inventory
Cost of units completed and transferred out

4. Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the Mixing Department for June. (Round your intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Cost Reconciliation
Costs to be accounted for:

Cost of ending work in process inventory Cost of units completed and transferred out Cost of beginning work in process inventory

Cost of ending work in process inventory Cost of units completed and transferred out Costs added to production during the period

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