Question

Claremore Industries uses a weighted-average process-costing system. All materials are added at the beginning of the process; conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout production. The company finished 40,000 units during the period and had 15,000 units in progress at year-end, the latter at the 40% stage of completion. Total material costs amounted to $220,000; conversion costs were $414,000. The cost of the ending work in process is:

Answer 1

Answer: $78000

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we have to calculate the total.costnoer equivalent unit which will be the addition of the material cost per unit and the conversion cost per unit. This will be:

Material cost per unit = $220,000 / (40,000+15,000)

= $220,000 / 55000

= $4

Conversion cost per unit= $414,000 / (40,000 + (15,000*40%)

= $414000 / 46000

= $9

Therefore, total cost per equivalent unit will be: $4 + $9 = $13

Then, the equivlant unit of the ending work in process would be calculated as:

= 15,000 × 40%

= 15000 × 40/100

= 15000 × 0.4

= 6,000

The cost of the ending work in process will then be:

= 6,000 × $13

= $78,000