Question

1.    Weatherly Lumber Company processes wood pulp for manufacturing various paper products. The company employs a process costing system for its manufacturing operations. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. This is the company’s production schedule for May:

 

		Percent Completed
	Tons of Pulp	Materials		Conversion
Work-in-Process Inventory, May 1	4,000	100	%	50	%
Started during May	15,000
Units to account for	19,000
Units from beginning Work-in-Process, which were completed and transferred out during May	4,000
Started and completed during May	9,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, May 31	6,000	100	%	50	%
Total units accounted for	19,000

 

The following cost data are available:

 

Work-in-Process Inventory, May 1
Direct materials	$	52,060
Conversion		19,200
Costs incurred during May
Direct materials		236,550
Conversion		392,000

 

Required:

1.    Calculate the equivalent units of direct materials and conversion during May. Use the weighted-average method.

2. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for both direct materials and conversion during May. Use the weighted-average method.

Answer 1

1.    Calculate the equivalent units of direct materials and conversion during May. Use the weighted-average method.

Direct materials= 19,000

Conversion= 16,000                        **4000+9000+3000

2. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for both direct materials and conversion during May. Use the weighted-average method.

(52,060+236,550)/ 19000= 15.19

(19,200+ 392,000)/ 16,000= 25.70