PA3-1 (Static) Preparing a Process Costing Production Report (Weighted-Average Method) [LO 3-2, 3-3]

Sandia Corporation manufactures metal toolboxes. It adds all materials at the beginning of the manufacturing process. The company has provided the following information:

	Units	Costs
Beginning work in process (30% complete)	80,000
Direct materials		$ 80,000
Conversion cost		190,000
Total cost of beginning work in process		$ 270,000
Number of units started	152,000
Number of units completed and transferred to finished goods	?
Ending work in process (50% complete)	68,000
Current period costs
Direct materials		$ 180,000
Conversion cost		314,000
Total current period costs		$ 494,000

Required:

Using the weighted-average method of process costing, complete each of the following steps:

Reconcile the number of physical units worked on during the period.

Calculate the number of equivalent units.

Calculate the cost per equivalent unit.

Reconcile the total cost of work in process.

Using the weighted-average method of process costing, reconcile the number of physical units worked on during the period.

• Req 1A

	Physical Units		Physical Units
Beginning Units		Units Completed
Units Started		Ending Units
Total Units		Total Units

Using the weighted-average method of process costing, calculate the number of equivalent units.

Req 1B

	Physical Units	Equivalent Units
Direct Materials	Conversion
Units Completed
Ending Inventory
Total

Using the weighted-average method of process costing, calculate the cost per equivalent unit.

Note: Round Cost per Equivalent Unit to five decimal places.

Req 1C

	Direct Materials	Conversion
Cost per Equivalent Unit

Using the weighted-average method of process costing, reconcile the total cost of work in process.

Note: Use Cost per Equivalent Unit rounded to five decimal places and round final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.

Req 1D

	Direct Materials	Conversion	Total Cost
Units Completed
Ending Inventory
Total Cost Accounted for