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Badgersize Company has the following information for its Forming Department for the month of August.

Work in Process Inventory, August 1: 20,000 units
Direct materials: 100% complete $80,000
Conversion: 20% complete 24,000
Balance in work in process, August 1 $104,000
Units started during August 54,000
Units completed and transferred in August 59,000
Work in process (70% complete), August 31 ?

Required:
a. Calculate the equivalent units for the Forming Department for the month of August.
b. Find the cost per equivalent unit of input resource.


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Question Completion:

Costs incurred in August:

Direct materials $154,000

Conversion costs $264,000

Answer:

Badgersize Company

                                          Materials      Conversion

a. Equivalent units              74,000          69,500

b. Cost per equivalent unit $3.162          $4.144

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                            Units      Materials      Conversion      Total

Beginning WIP inventory   20,000       100%              20%

Units started  August        54,000

Total units available          74,000

Transferred out                 59,000

Ending WIP inventory        15,000       100%                70%

Cost of beginning WIP                     $80,000          $24,000       $104,000

Costs incurred in August                 154,000          264,000          418,000

Total production costs                  $234,000        $288,000      $522,000

Equivalent unit             Units      Materials      Conversion

Units transferred out  59,000     59,000          59,000

Ending WIP inventory  15,000      15,000           10,500

Equivalent units                            74,000          69,500

Cost per equivalent unit

Total production costs           $234,000      $288,000

Equivalent units                          74,000          69,500

Cost per equivalent unit         $3.162              $4.144

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