Question

At Hodgson Corporation, direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversions costs are uniformly applied. Other details include: Beginning WIP direct materials $32,000 Beginning WIP conversion costs $20,250 Costs of materials added $384,100 Costs of conversion added $271,125 WIP beginning (50% for conversion) 19,200 units Units started 119,500 units Units completed and transferred out 115,700 units WIP ending (60% for conversion) 23,000 units What is the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs

Answer 1

$2.25 per unit

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the cost per equivalent is shown below:

= Total conversion cost ÷ total units completed

where,

Total conversion cost is

= Beginning work in process conversion cost + cost of conversion added

= $20,250 + 271,125

= 291,375

And, the number of units is

= Units completed + work in process ending inventory units × completion percentage

= 115,700 units + 23,000 units × 60%

= 115,700 + 13,800

= 129,500 units

So, the cost per equivalent unit for conversion cost is

= $291,375 ÷ 129,500 units

= $2.25 per unit