Question: Problem 4-16 Comprehensive Problem-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4, LO4-5] Builder Products, Inc., manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion.
Problem 4-16 Comprehensive Problem-Weighted-Average Method [LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4, LO4-5]
| Builder Products, Inc., manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May: |
| Production data: | ||
| Pounds in process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion 80% complete | 10,000 | |
| Pounds started into production during May | 100,000 | |
| Pounds completed and transferred out | ? | |
| Pounds in process, May 31: materials 60% complete; conversion 20% complete | 15,000 | |
| Cost data: | ||
| Work in process inventory, May 1: | ||
| Materials cost | $ | 1,500 |
| Conversion cost | $ | 7,200 |
| Cost added during May: | ||
| Materials cost | $ | 154,500 |
| Conversion cost | $ | 90,800 |
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| The company uses the weighted-average method. |
| Required: |
| 1. | Compute the equivalent units of production. |
Materials:
Conversion:
| 2. | Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Materials: Conversion:
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