Question - Alpha Company, on March 1, 2017 has a beginning Work in Process inventory of zero. All materials are added into production at the beginning of its production. There is only one production WIP inventory. On March 1, Alpha started into production 10,000 units. At the end of the month there were 5,000 units completed and transferred into the Finished Goods Inventory. The ending WIP was 60% complete with respect to conversion. For the month of March the following costs were incurred and recorded in the WIP:
Direct Material $20,000
Direct Labor 8,000
Factory Overhead 32,000
Alpha uses the weighted-average process costing method. Use this information to determine for the month of March: (Round & enter final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
1. the total cost transferred to the finished goods inventory
2. the total cost of the ending Work in Process inventory