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Missing Data; Production Report; Weighted-AverageThe following data pertain to the Hercule...

Missing Data; Production Report; Weighted-Average

The following data pertain to the Hercules Tire and Rubber Company for the month of May.

Work in process,May1(10,000units)

?

Units started during May

60,000

Total units to account for

75,000

Units completed and transferred out during May

?

Work in process, May 31(in units)

10,000

Total equivalent units: direct material

75,000

Total equivalent units: conversion

?

Work in process, May 1: direct material..

$135,000

Work in process, May 1:conversion

?

Costs incurred during May: direct material

?

Costs incurred during May: conversion

832,250

Work in process,May 1: total cost

172,500

Total costs incurred during May

1,402,250

Total costs to account for

1,574,750

Cost per equivalent unit: direct material

9,40

Cost per equivalent unit: conversion

?

Total cost per equivalent unit

21,65

Cost of goods completed and transferred out during May

?

Cost remaining in ending work-in-process inventory direct material

?

Cost remaining in ending work-m-process inventory: conversion

73,500

Total cost of May 31 work in process

167,500

Additional Information:

a. Direct material is added at the beginning of the production process and conversion activity occurs, uniformly throughout the process.

b. Hercules uses weighted-average process costing.

c. The May 1 work in process was 20 percent complete as to conversion.

d. The May 31 work in process was 60 percent complete as to conversion.

Required: Compute the missing amounts, and prepare the firm's May production report.

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