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A production department in a process manufacturing system completed its work on 84,000 units of product and transferred them to the next department during a recent period. Of these units, 25,200 were in process at the beginning of the period. The other 58,800 units were started and completed during the period. At period-end, 16,200 units were in process. Prepare the department’s equivalent units of production with respect to direct materials under each of the three separate assumptions using the FIFO method for process costing

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Answer:

FIFO method equivalent units are obtained by adding the beginning WIP and units started and deducting the ending WIP.

The equivalent units under each of the three assumptions are

Materials Conversion 67,800 67,800

Materials Conversion56730 56730

Materials Conversion 69060 69060

Step-by-step explanation:

Assumption 1 : all materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion is 100% complete

Particulars Units % of Completion Equivalent Units

Materials Conversion Materials Conversion

BWIP 25,200 100 100 25,200 25,200

Add

Units Started 58,800 58,800 58,800

Less

Units Completed

16,200 16,200 16,200

Equivalent Units 67,800 67,800

Assumption 2:

Beginning Inventory is 40% complete as to materials and conversions and ending inventory is complete 75 %as to materials and conversions.

Particulars Units % of Completion Equivalent Units

Materials Conversion Materials Conversion

BWIP 25,200 40 40 10,080 10,080

Add

Units Started 58,800 58,800 58,800

Less

Units Completed

16,200 75 75 12150 12150

Equivalent Units 56730 56730

Assumption 3:

Beginning Inventory is 60% complete as to materials and conversions and ending inventory is complete 30 %as to materials and conversions.

Particulars Units % of Completion Equivalent Units

Materials Conversion Materials Conversion

BWIP 25,200 60 60 15,120 15,120

Add

Units Started 58,800 58,800 58,800

Less

Units Completed

16,200 30 30 4860 4860

Equivalent Units 69060 69060

FIFO method equivalent units are obtained by adding the beginning WIP and units started and deducting the ending WIP.

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