Answer:
AccuBlade Castings Inc.
Casting Department
a. Journal Entries for:
1. The materials charged to production:
Debit WIP $350,000
Credit Raw materials $350,000
To record the cost of materials charged to production.
2. The conversion costs charged to production:
Debit WIP $49,600
Credit Direct Labor $19,840
Credit Manufacturing overhead $29,760
3. Debit Machining Department $402,827
Credit WIP $402,827
To record the transfer of completed units to the machining department.
b. Work-in-Process - Casting Department balance = $29,616
c. The change in the costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from April:
Direct Materials Conversion
April cost per equivalent unit $132.00 $18.00
May cost per equivalent unit $139.33 $19.89
Change in cost per equivalent unit $7.33 increase $1.89 increase
The cost per equivalent unit increased in both direct materials and conversion for May when compared to April's.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Units
Beginning WIP 230
Started 2,500
Transferred 2,530
Ending WIP 200
Equivalent units of production:
Units Direct Materials Conversion
Transferred 2,530 2,530 (100%) 2,530 (100%)
Ending WIP 200 200 (100%) 88 (44%)
Total equivalent unit 2,730 2,618
Cost of production:
Direct Materials Conversion Total
Beginning WIP$30,360 (230*$132) $2,484 (230*60%*$18) $32,844
Started 350,000 (2,500*$140) 49,600 (2,500*$19.44) 399,600
Total costs $380,360 $52,084 $432,444
Cost per equivalent unit:
Direct Materials Conversion
Total costs $380,360 $52,084
Equivalent units 2,730 2,618
Cost per equivalent unit $139.33 $19.89
Allocation of production costs:
Direct Materials Conversion Total
Units transferred out $352,505(2,530*$139.33) $50,322 (2,530*$19.89) $402,827
Ending WIp 27,866(200*$139.33) $1,750 (88*$19.89) $29,616
Total costs $380,371 $52,072 $432,443
