Question: Exercise 4-2 Computation of Equivalent Units-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2] Clonex Labs, Inc., uses a process costing system. The following data are available for one department for

Exercise 4-2 Computation of Equivalent Units-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2]

Clonex Labs, Inc., uses a process costing system. The following data are available for one department for October:

Percent Completed

Units Materials Conversion
Work in process, October 1 47,000 90% 60%
Work in process, October 31 26,000 66% 53%

The department started 393,000 units into production during the month and transferred 414,000 completed units to the next department.

Required:

Compute the equivalent units of production for October, assuming that the company uses the weighted-average method of accounting for units and costs.

Materials Conversion
Equivalent units of production

Exercise 4-3 Cost Per Equivalent Unit-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-3]

Superior Micro Products uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data for the Assembly Department for May appear below:

Materials Labor Overhead
Work in process, May 1 $ 40,600 $ 68,409 $ 331,872
Cost added during May $ 246,530 $ 45,606 $ 221,248
Equivalent units of production 3,400 3,300 3,200

Required:
1.

Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials, for labor, and for overhead. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Materials Labor Overhead
Cost per equivalent unit

2.

Compute the total cost per equivalent whole unit. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

Total cost per equivalent unit

Exercise 4-4 Applying Costs to Units-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-4]

Data concerning a recent periods activity in the Prep Department, the first processing department in a company that uses process costing, appear below:

Materials Conversion
Equivalent units of production in ending work in process 2,150 950
Cost per equivalent unit $13.95 $8.45

A total of 20,200 units were completed and transferred to the next processing department during the period.

Required:

Compute the cost of the units transferred to the next department during the period and the cost of ending work in process inventory. (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Materials Conversion Total
Cost of ending work in process inventory
Cost of units transferred out

Exercise 4-5 Cost Reconciliation Report-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-5]

Maria Am Corporation uses a process costing system. The Baking Department is one of the processing departments in its strudel manufacturing facility. In June in the Baking Department, the cost of beginning work in process inventory was $4,840, the cost of ending work in process inventory was $1,170, and the cost added to production was $25,500.

Required:

Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the Baking Department for June.

Baking Department
Cost Reconciliation
Costs to be accounted for:
Total cost to be accounted for
Costs accounted for as follows:
Total cost accounted for

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