than in the three operations that Ber 01 Iugust. cess Costing: Average Costing Method and Two Time Periods a Corporation produces a line of beverage lids. The production process has tomated, so the product can now be produced in one operation rather e three operations that were needed before the company purchased the omated machinery. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the pro- cess, and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. Oper- ating data for May and June are as follows: May June Beginning work in process inventory Units (May: 40% complete) 220,000 Direct materials $3,440 $400 Conversion costs $6,480 $420 Production during the month Units started 24,000,000 31,000,000 Direct materials $45,000 $93,200 Conversion costs $66,000 $92,796 Ending work in process inventory Units (May: 70% complete; June: 200,000 320,000 60% complete) 1. Using the average costing method, prepare process cost reports for May and June. (Round unit costs to three decimal places, round all other costs to the nearest dollar.) 2. From the information in the process cost report for May, identify the amount that should be transferred out of the Work in Process Inventory account, and state where those dollars should be transferred. 3. Compare the product costing results for June with the results for May. What is the most significant change? What are some of the possible causes of this change? Process Costing: Average Costing Method alorie-packed wafers that ar