Question: Assembly: The company uses the weighted average method of process costing for this department. Materials are added at the beginning of the process. There is

Assembly: The company uses the weighted average method of process costing for this department.

  • Materials are added at the beginning of the process.
  • There is no spoilage in the assembly department.

Production information related to January:

  • Beginning work in process on January 1 was 70% complete as to conversion.
  • Ending work-in-process on January 31 was 40% complete as to conversion.
  • The beginning inventory on January 1 included $15,000 for materials and $6,000 for conversion costs.

Other information related to production in January for the Assembly Department:

Beginning work-in-process units 20,000

Units started this period 40,000

Units completed this period 52,000

Ending work-in-process units 8,000

Material costs added $44,000

Direct manufacturing labor added $16,000

Factory overhead applied $8,000

Please provide the following:

  • Physical flow
  • Equivalent units
  • Cost per equivalent unit
  • Cost assigned to units transferred out
  • Cost of abnormal spoilage (if applicable)
  • Cost assigned to units in ending work in process

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