Exam 6: Process Costing Systems

Assume that ending work in process is 8,000 units, 20% complete, and that 20,000 units were started during the month. The beginning work in process was 75% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, and the cost of materials are added during the month was $61,500. Using the weighted average method, materials are allocated at $4.00 per equivalent unit. The cost of material included in the beginning work in process from last month was

Xeno Ltd operates a process costing system and uses the FIFO method. Beginning work in process consists of 1,000 units, 30% complete. Ending work in process is 15% complete, and direct materials are added at the 20% point. The equivalent units of production for materials are 14,000 and for conversion costs are 18,000. The number of units started this month was

Macey Ltd uses a weighted-average process costing system. Beginning inventory consists of 6,000 units, 40% complete. Units started are 14,000, completed are 10,000, and ending inventories are 9,000 units, 70% complete. Normal spoilage is 5% of the units inspected. Direct material is added at the 75% point and spoilage inspection occurs at the 80% point. The cost per equivalent unit for materials was $1.00 and $3.00 for conversion costs. The cost of the ending work in process was

When using the weighted average method to calculate cost per equivalent unit, the cost is calculated as current period costs / equivalent units for total work.

Salmon Manufacturing Ltd uses a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. During January, Department Q had a beginning inventory of 2,000 units, 25% complete for conversion costs. During the month 14,000 units were started and there were 1,000 units in ending inventory, 60% complete for conversion costs. Using FIFO process costing, the equivalent units for direct materials for the month were

Miramar Ltd uses a weighted-average process costing system which recognises normal spoilage as 5% of good output. During the current period, 14,000 units were started and 10,000 units completed. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, conversion costs occur uniformly, and the inspection point is at the 70% point. Beginning work in process was 6,000 units, 40% complete, and ending work in process 9,000 units, 80% complete. The cost per equivalent unit for material was $1.00 and for conversion costs $3.00. The number of equivalent units of conversion costs was

Hendrix Ltd employs a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Here is information about July's activities: Using the FIFO method, the cost per equivalent unit for materials used during July was

In a process costing system, normal spoilage is allocated to good units produced.

Abnormal spoilage is

Tong Ltd is a manufacturing company that uses a process costing system. All direct material is added at the start of the process, and spoilage is discovered at the end. During the first period of operations 15,000 units of material were placed into production at a cost of $20 each (ignore conversion costs for this process). Ending work in process was 2,000 units, good units completed totaled 11,000 units, and normal spoilage is 15% of the units surviving inspection. Inspection takes place after the units are completed. The unit cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory is

Zuniga Ltd uses a process costing system. During May, 1,200 units were transferred into Department 2 at a cost of $38,040. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Additionally: Using the FIFO method, the equivalent units of material were

Process costing is simplified when a company uses just-in-time inventory methods.

Hendrix Ltd employs a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Here is information about July's activities: Using the FIFO method, the number of units started and completed in July was

Beginning work in process consists of 7,000 units, 55% complete. 50,000 units were started and ending work in process is 5,000 units, 25% complete. Normal spoilage is equal to 10% of the units inspected. The inspection point occurs at the 20% point and 7,000 units were rejected. Direct materials are added at the 50% point, direct labor at 30% and overhead is applied uniformly. The costs per equivalent unit are: direct material $1.00; direct labor $1.50; overhead $2.00. The cost of the ending work in process is

In calculating the cost per equivalent unit using FIFO costing, the appropriate formula is current period costs / equivalent units for work performed this period.

Equivalent whole units of production

Miramar Ltd uses a weighted-average process costing system which recognises normal spoilage as 5% of good output. During the current period, 14,000 units were started and 10,000 units completed. Materials are added at the beginning of the process, conversion costs occur uniformly, and the inspection point is at the 70% point. Beginning work in process was 6,000 units, 40% complete, and ending work in process 9,000 units, 80% complete. The cost per equivalent unit for material was $1.00 and for conversion costs $3.00. The cost of goods completed was

When standard costs are used as benchmarks, they are compared to actual costs using either weighted average or FIFO costs.

Conversion costs must be incurred uniformly throughout the production process to calculate equivalent units.

Hendrix Ltd employs a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Here is information about July's activities: Using the FIFO method, the cost of goods completed and transferred out during July was