Explain the equivalent units of production for materials


Morse Company manufactures basketballs. Materials are added at the beginning of the production process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly. Production and cost data for the month of July 2014 are as follows.

Production Data-Basketballs


Units


Percent

Complete

Work in process units, July 1




570


60

%

Units started into production




1,370




Work in process units, July 31




530


40

%

Cost Data-Basketballs






Work in process, July 1








Materials


$750






Conversion costs


610


$1,360




Direct materials




2,447




Direct labor




1,573




Manufacturing overhead




1,348





Calculate the following:

(1) The equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs.



Materials


Conversion Costs

Equivalent Units





(2) The unit costs of production for materials and conversion costs. (Round unit costs to 3 decimal places, e.g. 2.257.)



Materials


Conversion Costs

Cost per unit


$


$

(3) The assignment of costs to units transferred out and in process at the end of the accounting period. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,250.)

Costs accounted for:



   Transferred out


$

   Work in process, July 31



      Materials

$


      Conversion costs



   Total costs


$

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