Problem 4-14 (Algo) Analysis of Work in Process T-account-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-1, LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4]

Weston Products manufactures an industrial cleaning compound that goes through three processing departmentsGrinding, Mixing, and Cooking. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the Grinding Department. The Work in Process T-account for the Grinding Department for May is given below:

Work in ProcessGrinding Department
Debit	Credit
Inventory, May 1	296,010	Completed and transferred to the Mixing Department	?question mark
Materials	545,190
Conversion	354,120
Inventory, May 31	?question mark

The May 1 work in process inventory had 117,000 pounds with $169,650 in materials cost and $126,360 in conversion cost. The May 1 work in process inventory was 100% complete for materials and 30% complete for conversion. During May, 327,000 pounds were started into production. The May 31 inventory consisted of 109,000 pounds that were 100% complete for materials and 60% complete for conversion. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing.

Required:

For May:

1. Compute the Grinding Department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion.
2. Compute the Grinding Department's costs per equivalent unit for materials and conversion.
3. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total.
4. Compute the Grinding Department's cost of units transferred out to the Mixing Department for materials, conversion, and in total.