Exam 5: Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships

Guo Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 500 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:

Ibarra Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

Hache Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. The total cost transferred from the first processing department to the next processing department during the month is closest to:

Dodd Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 400 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 5,400 units were started and 4,700 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 85% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to conversion costs. Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. How many units are in ending work in process inventory in the first processing department at the end of the month?

Lumb Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. What are the equivalent units for materials for the month in the first processing department?

Hache Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

Which of the following companies would be most likely to use a process costing system?

Process costing is used in those situations where many different products or services are produced each period to customer specifications.

Barker Inc. uses the weighted-average 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 weighted-average 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. c. Determine the cost of units transferred out of the department during the month. d. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory in the department.

Larner Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Operating data for the first processing department for the month of June appear below: According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was $68,064 at the beginning of June. Additional conversion costs of $585,324 were incurred in the department during the month. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month is closest to:

Dodd Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 400 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 5,400 units were started and 4,700 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 85% complete with respect to materials and 30% complete with respect to conversion costs. Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

When the weighted-average method of process costing is used, a department's equivalent units are computed by:

In December, one of the processing departments at Weisz Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of $20,000 and ending work in process inventory of $14,000. During the month, the cost of units transferred out from the department was $244,000. Required: Construct a cost reconciliation report for the department for the month of December.

The "costs accounted for" portion of the cost reconciliation report includes the cost of beginning work in process inventory and the costs added to production during the period.

Barker Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 300 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 9,100 units were started and 8,700 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 85% complete with respect to materials and 20% complete with respect to conversion costs. Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:

Jawson Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Painting Department for the month of April appear below: What were the equivalent units for conversion costs in the Painting Department for April?

Lafollette Inc. uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. The following data concern the company's Assembly Department for the month of November. Required: Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the Assembly Department for November.

The Assembly Department started the month with 35,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory. An additional 472,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the Assembly Department. There were 34,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Assembly Department. How many units were transferred to the next processing department during the month?

Acklac Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 700 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: A total of 9,200 units were started and 8,300 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 75% complete with respect to materials and 15% complete with respect to conversion costs. Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department?

Trapp Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The beginning work in process inventory in its Painting Department consisted of 3,000 units that were 70% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to conversion costs. The cost of the beginning work in process inventory in the department was recorded as $10,000. During the period, 9,000 units were completed and transferred on to the next department. The costs per equivalent unit for the period were $2.00 for material and $3.00 for conversion costs. The cost of units transferred out during the month was: