How to compute the cost of the completed units

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Balk Township uses a process cost system to compute water purification costs. All materials (chemicals) are added at the beginning of the purification process. Data for the month of May are given as follows (units are kiloliters of water):

                                                                 Units

Work in process, May 1........................... 11,000

Units started in process............................ 120,000

                                                                     Costs

                                                     Work in process, May 1:

Materials........................................ $ 15,000

Labor and overhead........................... 82,500

May's costs:

Materials........................................ $360,000

Labor and overhead........................... 632,000

The beginning work in process was 30 percent complete for labor and overhead. During the month, 115,000 units were completed; and 16,000 units that were 20 percent complete as to labor and overhead were in process at May 31.

Question 1: Using FIFO, compute the cost of the completed units

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