Question: Exercise 5 - 1 2 Equivalent Units; Assigning Costs; Cost Reconciliation - Weighted - Average Method [ LO 5 - 2 , [ O 5

Exercise 5-12 Equivalent Units; Assigning Costs; Cost Reconciliation-Weighted-Average Method [LO5-2,[O5-4, LO5-5]
Superior Micro Products uses the welghted-average method in its process costing system. During January, the Delta Assembly Department completed its processing of 25,800 units and transferred them to the next department. The cost of beginning work in process inventory and the costs added during January amounted to $690,420 in total. The ending work in process inventory in January consisted of 3,400 units, which were 60% complete with respect to materials and 40% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were as follows:
Cost per equivalent unit
Materials
Labor
overheat
312.84
(4.).4.2
Requlred:
Compute the equivalent units of materials, labor, and overhead in the ending work in process inventory for the month.
Compute the cost of ending work in process inventory for materlals; labor, overhead, and in total for January.
Compute the cost of the units transferred to the next department for materlals, labor, overhead, and in total for January.
Prepare a cost reconciliation for January (Noter You will not be able to break the cost to be accounted for into the cost of beginning work in process inventory and costs added during the monthy)
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1
Required 2
Required 3
Required 4
Compute the cost of the units transferred to the next department for materials, labor, overhead, and in total for January.
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For answer 1. I have materials: 2040, labor: 1360, Overhead: 1360.
For answer 2.
Materials: 26,112
Labor: 6,528
Overhead: 10,200
Total: 42,840
For answer 3: everything is wrong.
For answer 4:
total cost accounted for: 690,420(correct)
Costs accounted for as follows:
Cost of ending work in progress inventory: 42,840.
Cost of units completed and transfered out: 562,240(answer is wrong)?? Help me correct this
 Exercise 5-12 Equivalent Units; Assigning Costs; Cost Reconciliation-Weighted-Average Method [LO5-2,[O5-4, LO5-5]

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