Question: Pureform, Inc., uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It manufactures a product that passes through two departments. Data for a recent month

Pureform, Inc., uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It manufactures a product that passes through two departments. Data for a recent month for the first department follow:


Units

Materials

Labor

Overhead

Work in process inventory, beginning

59,000

$

61,600

$

15,700

$

29,100

Units started in process

559,000







Units transferred out

580,000







Work in process inventory, ending

38,000







Cost added during the month

$

815,215

$

193,285

$

359,015


The beginning work in process inventory was 85% complete with respect to materials and 70% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The ending work in process inventory was 65% complete with respect to materials and 45% complete with respect to labor and overhead.

Required:

1. Compute the first department's equivalent units of production for materials, labor, and overhead for the month.

2. Determine the first department's cost per equivalent unit for materials, labor, and overhead for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)









Materials
Labor
Overhead
1.
Equivalent units of production



2.
Cost per equivalent unit



 

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