Compute the equivalent units of production

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PROBLEM 6-11 Equivalent Units; Assigning Costs-Weighted-Average Method [LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5]

The WireOne Company manufactures high-quality coated electrical wire in two departments, Weaving and Coating. Materials are introduced at various points during work in the Weaving Department. After the weaving is completed, the materials are transferred into the Coating Department, where specialty plastic coating is applied.

Selected data relating to the Weaving Department during May are given below:

complete; conversion 80% complete). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	85,000
Kilograms started into production during May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	365,000
Kilograms completed and transferred to Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	?
Kilograms in process, May 31 (materials 65% complete;
conversion 30% complete). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55,000

The company uses the weighted-average method.

Required:

1. Compute the equivalent units of production.

2. Compute the costs per equivalent unit for May.

3. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred to the Coating Department.

4. Prepare a cost reconciliation between the costs determined in (3) above and the cost of beginning inventory and costs added during the period.

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