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Question

Salish Craft Beers provides the following information for the Malting Department for the month of August 2018:



UNITS
COSTS

Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory

0

\(0

Started in Production in August

26,000

54,000*

Total to Account For

26,000

\)54,000

Completed and Transferred to Packaging Department during August

21,000

?

Ending Work-in-Process Inventory (30% complete for direct materials and 60% complete for conversion work)

5,000

?

Total Accounted For

26,000

\(54,000

* Includes \)18,000 direct materials and $36,000 conversion costs

 

 


Requirements

Complete a production cost report for the Malting Department for the month of August 2018 to determine the cost of the units completed and transferred out, and the cost of the ending Work-in-Process Inventory. Assume Salish Craft Beers uses the weighted average method.

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

UNITS
COSTS

Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory

0

$0

Started in Production in August

26,000

54,000*

Total to Account For

26,000

$54,000

Completed and Transferred to Packaging Department during August

21,000

48,300

Ending Work-in-Process Inventory (30% complete for direct materials and 60% complete for conversion work)

5,000

5,700

Total Accounted For

26,000

$54,000

* Includes $18,000 direct materials and $36,000 conversion costs

 

 


The cost of completed and transferred units is $48,300, and for the WIP units are $5,700.

1Step-by-Step Solution: Step 1: Production cost report

The companies prepare a production cost report using the process costing system while determining the total manufacturing cost. It shows the detailed costing of the products.

2Step 2: Equivalent unit of production for direct materials

EUP for Directmaterials=(Completed units×Completion%)+(Ending WIPunits×Completion%)                                            =(21,000×100%)+(5,000×30%)                                             =22,500

3Step 3: Equivalent unit of production for conversion costs

EUP for Conversion cost=(Completed units×Completion%)+(EndingWIPunits×Completion%)                                               =(21,000×100%)+(5,000×60%)                                                =24,000

4Step 4: Direct material cost per EUP

Cost per EUP=Total Directmaterial costsEUP for directmaterials=$18,00022,500=$0.80

5Step 5: Conversion cost per EUP

Cost perEUP=Total Conversion costsEUP for Conversion cost                       =$36,00024,000                 =$1.50

6Step 6: Total cost of completed units

Total cost of  completed units=No.ofunits×(Direct material costper EUP+Conversion cost perEUP)                                               =21,000×($0.80+$1.50)                    =$48,300

7Step 7: Total cost of WIP units

Total  cost  of  WIP units=(EUP  for  direct material×Direct material costper EUP)+(EUP for conversion cost×Conversion costper EUP)                                             =(1,500×$0.80)+(3,000×$1.50)                                              =$5,700