The Fields Company has two manufacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted-average method of
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During the month, the forming department started 300,000 units. At the end of the month, the forming department had 30,000 units in ending inventory, 80% complete as to materials and 30% complete as to conversion. Units completed in the forming department are transferred to the painting department.
Cost information for the forming department is as follows:
Beginning work in process inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,100
Direct materials added during the month. . . . . . . . . 1,231,200
Conversion added during the month . . . . . . . . . . . . 896,700
1. Calculate the equivalent units of production for the forming department.
2. Calculate the costs per equivalent unit of production for the forming department.
3. Using the weighted-average method, assign costs to the forming department’s output—specifically, its units transferred to painting and its ending work in process inventory.
Ending Inventory
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Fundamental Accounting Principles
ISBN: 978-0077862275
22nd edition
Authors: John Wild, Ken Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta
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