Question

FIFO Method, Unit Cost, Valuation of Goods Transferred Out and Ending Work in Process

Dama Company produces women's blouses and uses the FIFO method to account for its manufacturing costs. The product Dama makes passes through two processes: Cutting and Sewing. During April, Dama's controller prepared the following equivalent units schedule for the Cutting Department:

		Direct Materials				Conversion Costs
Units started and completed			40,000				40,000
Units, beginning work in process:
20,000 × 0%			—				—
20,000 × 50%			—				10,000
Units, ending work in process:
20,000 × 100%			20,000				—
20,000 × 25%			—				5,000
Equivalent units of output			60,000				55,000

Costs in beginning work in process were direct materials, $20,000; conversion costs, $70,000. Manufacturing costs incurred during April were direct materials, $240,000; conversion costs, $352,000.

Required:

1. Prepare a physical flow schedule for April.

Dama Company
Physical Flow Schedule
Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in process
Units started
Total units to account for
Units accounted for:
Started and completed
Units, beginning work in process
Units, ending work in process
Total units accounted for

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1. A physical flow schedule shows the units to account for and what happened to them.

2. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for April. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
$ per equivalent unit

3. Determine the cost of ending work in process and the cost of goods transferred out.

Cost of ending work in process	$
Cost of goods transferred out	$

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2. The equivalent units schedule measures the output of the period. A fully completed unit is counted as a unit of output. Output for a unit in ending work in process is counted by its degree of completion.

3. Unit cost = Costs of the period ÷ Output of the period. The cost of goods (services) transferred out is the unit cost multiplied by the units completed. The cost of EWIP is the unit cost multiplied by the equivalent units found in EWIP.

4. Prepare the journal entry that transfers the costs from Cutting to Sewing.

	Work in Process-Sewing
	Work in Process-Cutting

Answer 1

1. A physical flow schedule shows the units to account for and what happened to them.
Dama Company
Physical Flow Schedule
Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in process	20000
Units started (80000-20000)	60000
Total Units to account for	80000
Units accounted for:
Started and completed	40000
Units, beginning work in process	20000
Units, ending work in process	20000
Total Units accounted for	80000
2.Compute the cost per equivalent unit for April. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent
Cost per EUP			Materials		Conversion
Costs incurred this period			$        240,000		$            352,000
Total Cost to be accounted for		Costs	$        240,000	Costs	$            352,000
÷ Equivalent units		EUP	60,000	EUP	55,000
Cost per EUP (rounded to 2 decimals)			$4.00		$6.40
3. Determine the cost of ending work in process and the cost of goods transferred out.
Costs transferred out	EUP	Cost per EUP	Total Cost
Cost of beginning Work in process (20000+70000)				$          90,000
Cost to complete beginning Work in process
Direct Materials	0	$4.00	$0
Conversion	10000	$6.40	$64,000
Total Costs to complete beginning Work in process				$64,000
Cost of units started and completed this period	EUP	Cost per EUP	Total Cost
Direct Materials	40000	$4.00	$160,000
Conversion	40000	$6.40	$256,000
Total Cost of units started and completed this period				$416,000
Total cost of goods transferred out				$        570,000
Cost of Ending Work in proces	EUP	Cost per EUP	Total Cost
Direct Materials	20000	$4.00	$80,000
Conversion	5000	$6.40	$32,000
Cost of Ending Work in proces				$112,000
Total costs accounted for				$        682,000
Total cost of goods transferred out	$    570,000
Cost of Ending Work in proces	$112,000
4. Prepare the journal entry that transfers the costs from Cutting to Sewing.
Account Titles	Debit	Credit
Work in Process-Sewing	$    570,000
Work in Process-Cutting		$       570,000

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