Calculating unit costs; units lost in production
Klein Sisters Products Inc. manufactures a liquid product in one department. Due to the nature of the product and the process, units are regularly lost at the beginning of production. Materials and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The following summaries were prepared for March:
Production Summary Units
Started in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Finished and transferred to the stockroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000
In process, end of the month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
Stage of completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2
Lost in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
Cost Summary
Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $154,000
Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,000
Factory overhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,500
Calculate the unit cost for materials, labor, and factory overhead for March and show the costs of units transferred and in process.
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