Question

A company uses the weighted-average method for inventory costing. At the end of the period, 19,000 units were in the ending Work in Process inventory and are 100% complete for materials and 68% complete for conversion. The equivalent costs per unit are materials, $2.58, and conversion $2.20. Compute the cost that would be assigned to the ending Work in Process inventory for the period.

Answer 1

Answer: $77,444

Explanation:

Given the following :

Ending work in process inventory = 19,000 units

Complete for materials = 100%

Complete for conversion = 68%

Equivalent cost per unit (material) = $2.58

Equivalent cost per unit (conversion) = $2.20

Cost of ending work in process inventory (materials) :

Cost per unit (material) * (ending work in process inventory) * complete for material

$2.58 * 19000 * 100% = $49,020

Cost of ending work in process inventory (conversion) :

Cost per unit (conversion) * (ending work in process inventory) * complete for conversion

$2.20 * 19000 * 68% = $49,020

$2.20 * 19000 * 0.68 = $28,424

Total cost (ending work in process inventory) :

Material cost + conversion cost

$49,020 + $28,424 = $77444