Saturday 19 May 2012

Hanson Company manufactures handheld calculators and has the following information available for the month of July.


Hanson Company manufactures handheld calculators and has the following information available for the month of July.
 

  Work in process, July 1

67,000
 units
  (100% complete for materials, 24% for conversion)



     Direct materials
$
110,000

     Conversion
$
195,000





  Number of units started

93,000
 units




  July costs



     Direct materials
$
204,000

     Conversion
$
249,000





  Work in process, July 31

63,000
 units
  (100% complete for materials, 15% for conversion)





 
Required:
Using the weighted average method of process costing, complete each of the following steps:
 
(a)
Reconcile the number of physical units worked on during the period.
 

Physical Units


Physical Units  
  Beginning Units
67,000 correct


Units Completed
97,000 correct

  Units Started
93,000 correct


Ending Units
63,000 correct










  Total Units
160,000 correct


Total Units
160,000 correct
















 
(b)
Calculate the number of equivalent units.
 

Equivalent Units

  Direct Materials
  Conversion
  Units Completed
97,000 correct

97,000 correct

  Ending Inventory
63,000 correct

9,450 correct








  Total
160,000 correct

106,450 correct














 
(c)
Calculate cost per equivalent unit. (Round your answers to 5 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response. )


   Direct Materials
   Conversion
  Cost per Equivalent Unit
$
1.96250 correct

$
4.17097 correct











(d)
Reconcile the total cost of work in process. (Use rounded cost per Equivalent unit. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response. )
 

Direct Materials
Conversion
Total Cost
  Units Completed
$
190,362 correct

$
404,584 correct

$
594,947 correct

  Ending Inventory

123,638 correct


39,416 correct


163,053 correct

















  Total Cost Accounted for

314,000 correct


444,000 correct


758,000 correct





























Explanation:
(a)
Units Completed (Physical) 160,000 – 63,000 = 97,000

(b)
Ending inventory (Conversion) 63,000 x 15% = 9,450

(c)

Direct Materials
Conversion
  Beginning Inventory Costs
$
110,000   

$
195,000   

  Current Period Cost

204,000   


249,000   












  Total Cost
$
314,000   

$
444,000   




















  Equivalent Units

160,000   


106,450   

  Cost per Equivalent Unit
$
1.96250   

$
4.17097   






















(d)
Units Completed (Direct Materials) 97,000 x 1.96250 = $190,363
Units Completed (Conversion) 97,000 x 4.17097 = $404,584
Ending Inventory (Direct Materials) 63,000 x 1.96250 = $123,638
Ending Inventory (Conversion) 9,450 x 4.17097 = $39,416
 

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