McCallum Tool Company has two departments, assembly and finishing. The assembly department takes purchased parts and assembles
Question:
McCallum Tool Company has two departments, assembly and finishing. The assembly department takes purchased parts and assembles the final product. The finishing department performs testing and adds other materials and packages the product. Direct materials are added at the end of the process in the finishing department. The following summarizes the finishing department's operations for the month of July.
Number of Units
Work-in-process, July 1, 50% complete for conversion costs.......................4000
Transferred in during July............................................................. 28000
Completed during July.................................................................27000
Work-in-process, July 31, 50% complete for conversion costs.....................5000
Costs
Work-in-process, July 1 (transferred-in costs:....................................$50,000;
conversion costs: $30,000)............................................................80000
Transferred in from assembly department during July..............................150000
Direct materials added during July....................................................60000
Conversion added during July.......................................................110000
Total to account for............................................................. $400,000
Required
Calculate each of the following amounts for the finishing department using the weighted-average process costing method:
1. Equivalent units of transferred-in, direct materials, and conversion.
2. Unit costs of transferred-in, direct materials, and conversion.
3. Cost of goods completed and transferred out during July.
4. Cost of work-in-process inventory at July 31.
5. Show the journal entries for materials, labor, overhead, and finished product for July, assuming that labor is 50% of conversion cost.
Step by Step Answer:
Cost Management A Strategic Emphasis
ISBN: 1081
6th Edition
Authors: Edward Blocher, David Stout, Paul Juras, Gary Cokins