Exam 11: Process Costing

Which one of the following statements is false?

ADC Limited produces paints. In March, the Rose Red production process used 12,000 litres of material at a cost of £120,000 and incurred conversion costs of £75,000. Normal losses are 10% of input materials. All losses from the process can be sold for £0.50 per litre. During March, 10,600 litres of Rose Red paint were produced. What is the balance on the abnormal loss account that will be reported to management in the costing statement of profit or loss for March?

At 1 January, ACB Limited had 800 litres of solvent that were 80% complete with respect to all inputs of material, labour and overhead. This opening work in progress was valued at £4,200. During January, 12,000 litres of material were input to the process. Total costs for January for materials, labour and overhead amounted to £79,200. Normal loss from the process is 4% of input materials. During the month 11,320 litres of finished solvent were transferred to the next process. Work in progress at the end of the month amounted to 1,000 litres which were 32% complete with respect to materials, labour and overhead. There were no abnormal gains or losses in the process during January. ACB Limited values output and closing work in progress from its solvent process using the first in first out method of valuation. What is the value of closing work in progress at the end of January?

XJC Limited makes and sells paints to the home decorating market. During October the company produced 4,810 litres of paint. Normal losses are expected to be 5% of input materials. These normal losses can be sold for 64 pence a litre. 5,000 litres of material were put into the paint making process during October at a cost of £28,535. Conversion costs for the month were £12,000. What is the total cost of actual finished paint production for October?

The disposal of normal losses from a process reduces the costs of that process.

Which one of the following statements is false?

TYN Limited produces adhesives. In July, 3,000 litres of material were used to produce 2,790 litres of super-strength glue. Materials costs for the month were £27,072 and labour and overheads added to the process amounted to £18,189. All losses from the process are sold for £2.35 per litre. Normal losses are 6% of input materials. What is the per litre cost of production for super-strength glue in July?

TDV Limited makes shower gels. In May, the shower gel production process used 20,000 litres of materials at a cost of £11,760 and incurred £3,822 of conversion costs. Normal losses from the shower gel production process are 2% of input materials and all waste products from the process are disposed of at a cost of 24.5 pence per litre. During May 19,700 litres of shower gel were produced. What is the production cost of the 19,700 litres of shower gel produced in May?

PTP Limited produces detergents. Normal losses from the detergent making process are 10% of materials input. Normal and abnormal losses from the process incur a disposal cost of £3.00 per litre. During February, 10,000 litres of material were used in the process at a cost of £30 per litre. The unit cost used to value finished output, abnormal gains and abnormal losses is £50. What is the conversion (labour and overhead) cost for the month of February?

PJS Limited produces liquid industrial cleaners. At 1 December, work in progress consisted of 800 litres of product which were 75% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labour and overhead. 8,000 litres of liquid industrial cleaner were produced during December and transferred to the finished goods store. At 31 December, work in progress consisted of 600 litres of product which were 40% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to labour and overhead. PJS uses the weighted average cost valuation method to value units of work in progress and finished goods. What were the equivalent units of material and conversion costs to be applied in determining the cost of finished goods and work in progress in December?

TFP Limited operates a process costing system and uses the first in first out method when valuing closing work in progress and finished units of production. During the month of August, 31,300 equivalent units of material were used in the process. The 2,000 units of opening work in progress were 60% complete with respect to materials. At the end of August, work in progress consisted of 5,000 units which were 50% complete with respect to materials. How many units of production were started and completed during the month of August?

Gaseous Generation Limited produces gases for industrial use. In May, Process Gamma used 10,000 cubic metres of gas at a cost of £34,960. Waste gases generated by Process Gamma are expected to be 8% of input materials. Process Gamma conversion costs for May were £23,000. Waste gases from Process Gamma can be sold for 46 pence per cubic metre. Production in May was 9,000 cubic metres. What are the cost of finished production and the cost of abnormal losses that will be presented in the process account for Process Gamma for the month of May?

In August, JXZ Limited used 7,500 litres of input materials to produce 7,240 litres of body lotion at a cost of £18,900. Conversion costs for the process were £9,840. Waste products from the body lotion process are sold for 40 pence per litre. Normal losses from the body lotion making process are expected to be 4% of input materials. What is the production cost of 7,240 litres of body lotion in August?

In April, BFS Limited used 10,000 litres of input materials in its paint making process. These materials cost £21,600. In addition, the paint making process for the month consumed £14,400 of conversion costs. Normal losses in the paint making process are 4% of input materials. 9,680 litres of paint were produced in April. What is the total cost of finished production of paint in April?

SPM Limited produces paints. The company process costing system works on a first in first out basis in determining the costs of closing work in progress and finished goods production. At 1 June, there were 500 litres of work in progress with a value of £3,600. This opening work in progress was 75% complete with respect to all costs incurred in the paint production process. By the end of June, the total cost of paint transferred to finished goods was £49,850. The cost per equivalent litre of production for the month was £10 and there was no closing work in progress in the paint production process at 30 June. How many litres of paint were transferred to finished goods in June?

In February, 8,000 litres of material were input to a process at a cost of £18,432. Normal loss in the process is expected to be 4% of input materials. Process conversion costs for the month totalled up to £15,360. The process produced 7,560 litres of finished production in February. What were the values attributed to normal and abnormal losses in February?

BBD Limited produces adhesives. In August, 9,000 litres of material were input to the super adhesive glue process at a cost of £32,400. Conversion costs in the month totalled up to £11,916. Normal losses from the process are 6% of input materials. All losses from the process can be sold for 60 pence per litre. Output from the process in August was 8,550 litres of super adhesive glue. What is the balance on the abnormal gain account that will be reported to management in the costing statement of profit or loss in August?

UTD Limited operates a process accounting system for its production of chemicals. During the month of January, Process Y used 6,000 litres of material at a cost of £38,880. Labour and overhead costs during the month were £19,440. Normal losses in the process are 10% of input materials. 5,400 litres of chemicals were produced from Process Y in January. What is the value per litre of finished production for the month of January?

At 1 July, AFB Limited's oil refining process had 400 litres of work in progress valued at £8,930. This work in progress was 70% complete with respect to materials and 50% complete with respect to conversion costs. The cost of opening work in progress was made up of £5,978 of materials cost and £2,952 of conversion costs. During the month, 2,500 litres of material were added to the process at a cost of £52,460 for materials and £36,900 for conversion costs. Output from the oil refining process in June was 2,600 litres. Work in progress at 30 June consisted of 300 litres which were 40% complete with respect to materials and 20% complete with respect to conversion costs. AFB Limited uses the first in first out (FIFO) method to value work in progress (WIP) and finished units of output. What is the value of work in progress in the oil refining process at 30 June?

Which one of the following statements is not true?