Exam 20: Process Cost Systems

The following production data were taken from the records of the Finishing Department for June: Determine the number of conversion equivalent units of production in the June 30 Finishing Department inventory, assuming that the first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories.

Match the correct term with the statement that describes it.

Department W had 2,400 units, one-third completed at the beginning of the period, 16,000 units were transferred to Department X from Department W during the period, and 1,800 units were one-half completed at the end of the period. Assume the completion ratios apply to direct materials and conversion costs. What are the total gross number of units to be assigned cost on the cost of production report for Department W?

In a process costing system, a separate work in process inventory account is maintained for each customer's job.

The following unit data were assembled for the assembly process of the Super Co. for the month of June. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs are added uniformly over the production process. The company uses the FIFO process. The number of equivalent units produced with respect to direct materials costs is:

In applying the first-in, first-out method of costing inventories, if 8,000 units which are 30% completed are in process at June 1, 28,000 units are completed during June, and 4,000 units were 75% completed at June 30, the number of equivalent units of production for June was 33,400.

Carmelita Inc., has the following information available: At the beginning of the period, there were 500 units in process that were 60 percent complete as to conversion costs and 100 percent complete as to direct materials costs. During the period 4,500 units were started and completed. Ending inventory contained 340 units that were 30 percent complete as to conversion costs and 100 percent complete as to materials costs. (Assume that the company uses the FIFO process cost method.) The equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs, respectively, were

In the manufacture of 15,000 units of a product, direct materials cost incurred was $165,000, direct labor cost incurred was $105,000, and applied factory overhead was $53,500. What is the total conversion cost?

The Bottling Department of Mountain Springs Water Company had 5,000 liters in beginning work in process inventory (20% complete). During the period, 58,000 liters were completed. The ending work in process inventory was 3,000 liters (90% complete). What are the equivalent units for conversion costs under the FIFO method?

Which of the following entities would probably use a process costing system?

The inventory at May 1 and the costs charged to Work in Process--Department B during May for Stella Company are as follows: During May, all direct materials are transferred from Department A, the units in process at May 1 were completed, and of the 55,000 units entering the department, all were completed except 6,000 units which were 70% completed. Inventories are costed by the first-in, first-out method. Prepare a cost of production report for May. Round unit cost data to four decimal places and total cost to nearest cent.

The debits to Work in Process--Assembly Department for April, together with data concerning production, are as follows: All direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of the process and the first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories. The materials cost per equivalent unit for April is:

The inventory at June 1 and costs charged to Work in Process - Department 60 during June are as follows: During June, 32,000 units were placed into production and 31,200 units were completed, including those in inventory on June 1. On June 30, the inventory of work in process consisted of 4,600 units which were 85% completed. Inventories are costed by the first-in, first-out method and all materials are added at the beginning of the process. Determine the following, presenting your computations (Prepare your computations using unit cost data to four decimal places, i.e. $4.4444, to minimize rounding differences):

Mocha Company manufactures a single product by a continuous process, involving three production departments. The records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 1 were $100,000, $125,000, and $150,000, respectively. The records further indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 2 were $55,000, $65,000, and $80,000, respectively. In addition, work in process at the beginning of the period for Department 1 totaled $75,000, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $60,000. The journal entry to record the flow of costs into Department 2 during the period for direct materials is:

One of the primary uses of a cost of production report is to assist management in controlling production costs.

Conversion costs are generally added evenly throughout the process.

When a firm adopts a just-in-time operating environment,

Department B had 3,000 units in Work in Process that were 25% completed at the beginning of the period at a cost of $12,500. 13,700 units of direct materials were added during the period at a cost of $28,700. 15,000 units were completed during the period, and 1,700 units were 95% completed at the end of the period. All materials are added at the beginning of the process. Direct labor was $32,450 and factory overhead was $18,710. The number of equivalent units of production for the period for conversion if the first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories was:

The inventory at June 1 and costs charged to Work in Process - Department 60 during June are as follows: During June, 32,000 units were placed into production and 31,200 units were completed, including those in inventory on June 1. On June 30, the inventory of work in process consisted of 4,600 units which were 40% completed. Inventories are costed by the average cost method and all materials are added at the beginning of the process. Determine the following, presenting your computations:

If Department H had 600 units, 60% completed, in process at the beginning of the period, 8,000 units were completed during the period, and 500 units were 30% completed at the end of the period, what was the number of equivalent units of production for the period for conversion if the first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories? Assume the completion percentage applies to both direct materials and conversion cost.