Question

During December, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods a total of 65,000 units of product. At the end of December, 15,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 80% complete with respect to materials. The beginning inventory included materials cost of $57,500 and the production department incurred direct materials cost of $183,000 during December. Compute the direct materials cost per equivalent unit for the department using the weighted-average method. rev: 10_05_2019_QC_CS-184681 Multiple Choice $3.70. $2.38. $2.82. $3.12. $4.79.

Answer 1

$3 per unit

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the direct materials cost per equivalent unit is shown below:

Completed and transferred to finished goods 65,000 units

Equivalent number of additional units in process 15000 units

Beginning inventory material cost $57,500

Direct material cost incurred $183,000

Total direct material cost $240,500 ($57,500 + $183,000)

ANd, the total units is 80,000 (65,000 + 15,000)

So, the direct material cost per equivalent unit is

= $240,500 ÷ 80,000 units

= $3 per unit