Exam 4: Process Costing

Crimp Corporation uses the first-in, first-out method in its process costing system. Department A had 10,000 units in process at the beginning of January that were 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. All materials are added at the beginning of the process in Department A. The January 1 work in process inventory in Department A contained $20,000 in materials cost and $11,000 in conversion cost. During January, materials costs were $2.00 per equivalent unit and conversion costs were $2.50 per equivalent unit. All of the units in the beginning work in process inventory were completed and transferred out during the month. What was the total cost attached to these units when they were transferred to the next department?

Georgeson Emergency Care Hospital uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The hospital has two service departments, Administration and Information Technology (IT), and two operating departments, Emergency Room and Intensive Care. Administration Department costs are allocated first on the basis of employees and Information Technology Department costs are allocated second on the basis of computers. Required: Allocate the service department costs to the operating departments using the step-down method.

The Richmond Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has only a single processing department. The company's ending work in process inventory on August 31 consisted of 21,200 units. The units in the ending work in process inventory were 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the cost per equivalent unit for August was $3.55 for materials and $5.05 for labor and overhead, the total cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory was:

Details of the manufacturing activity in Amy Corporation's Assembly Department for the month of December is given below: All materials are added at the beginning of processing in the Assembly Department.The equivalent units for material for the month, using the first-in, first-out method, is:

The Richmond Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has only a single processing department. The company's ending work in process inventory on August 31 consisted of 18,000 units. The units in the ending work in process inventory were 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the cost per equivalent unit for August was $2.75 for materials and $4.25 for labor and overhead, the total cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory was:

Jared Beverage Corporation uses a process costing system to collect costs related to the production of its celery flavored cola. The cola is first processed in a Mixing Department and is then transferred out and finished up in the Bottling Department. The finished cases of cola are then transferred to Finished Goods Inventory. The following information relates to the company's two departments for the month of January: How many cases of cola were completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory during January?

Crone Corporation uses the first-in, first-out method in its process costing system. The following data concern the company's Assembly Department for the month of August. Required:Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and the cost of units transferred out of the department during August using the first-in, first-out method. (Round final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Gunes Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 800 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 8,500 units were started and 7,400 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department during the month: The ending inventory was 50% complete with respect to materials and 35% complete with respect to conversion costs.How many units are in ending work in process inventory in the first processing department at the end of the month?

Arona Corporation manufactures canoes in two departments, Fabrication and Waterproofing. In the Fabrication Department, fiberglass panels are attached to a canoe- shaped aluminum frame. The canoes are then transferred to the Waterproofing department to be coated with sealant. Arona uses a weighted-average process cost system to collect costs in both departments.All materials in the Fabrication Department are added at the beginning of the production process. On July 1, the Fabrication Department had 30 canoes in process that were 20% complete with respect to conversion cost. On July 31, Fabrication had 20 canoes in process that were 40% complete with respect to conversion cost. During July, the Fabrication Department completed 86 canoes and transferred them to the Waterproofing Department.What are the Fabrication Department's equivalent units of production related to materials for July?

Ozdemir Corporation uses the first-in, first-out method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

Ockey Corporation uses the direct method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The company has two service departments, Information Technology and Personnel, and two operating departments, Fabrication and Customization. Information Technology Department costs are allocated on the basis of computer workstations and Personnel Department costs are allocated on the basis of employees.The total Fabrication Department cost after service department allocations is closest to:

Gunes Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 800 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 8,500 units were started and 7,400 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department during the month: The ending inventory was 50% complete with respect to materials and 35% complete with respect to conversion costs.What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

Blondell Legal Services, Limited Liability Company, uses the step-down method to allocate service department costs to operating departments. The firm has two service departments, Personnel and Information Technology (IT), and two operating departments, Family Law and Corporate Law. Data concerning those departments follow: Personnel costs are allocated first on the basis of employees and Information Technology costs are allocated second on the basis of Personnel costs.The total Corporate Law Department cost after allocations is closest to:

Sumter Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The following data pertain to operations in the first processing department for a recent month: How many units were started into production during the month?

Casas Corporation has two service departments, Personnel and Cafeteria, and two operating departments, Customer Care and Customer Solutions. The number of employees in each department are: The fixed costs of the Personnel Department are allocated on the basis of the number of employees. If these costs are budgeted at $42,150, the amount of Personnel Department cost allocated to the Cafeteria under the step-down method would be closest to:

Easy Incorporated uses the first-in, first-out method in its process costing system. The following data concern the operations of the company's first processing department for a recent month. Required: Using the first-in, first-out method: a. Determine the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs.b. Determine the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion costs. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)c. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory. (Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)d. Determine the cost of units transferred out of the department during the month. (Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.)

Activities in the Sargent Corporation's Assembly Department for the month of March follow: Using the weighted-average method, the equivalent units for materials for March would be:

The James Corporation has four departments with data as follows: Cafeteria costs are allocated on the basis of number of employees. If the step-down method is used with costs of the Cafeteria allocated first, the amount of cost allocated from the Cafeteria to Maintenance would be:

Mccabe Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. The following data pertain to its Assembly Department for September. Required:Compute the equivalent units of production for both materials and conversion costs for the Assembly Department for September using the weighted-average method.

The weighted-average method of process costing differs from the first-in, first-out method of process costing in that the weighted-average method: