Question

Stevens Company's inventory on March 1 and the costs charged to Work in Process—Department B during March are as follows:

Beginning work in process, 12,000 units, 60% completed $62,400
From Department A, 55,000 units started this period
Direct materials added 115,500
Direct labor incurred 384,916
Factory overhead incurred 138,000

During March, all direct materials were transferred from Department A, the units in process at March 1 were completed, and of the 55,000 units entering the department, all were completed except 6,000 units that were 70% completed. Inventories are costed by the first-in, first-out method.

Required:
Prepare a cost of production report for March.

Answer 1

Solution :

 Particulars                                                         Direct materials   Conversions

Cost per equivalent unit              

Total costs for month March in Department B          115500              522915

Total equivalent units                                                   55000              58000

Cost per equivalent unit                                                 2.10               9.0158

So, total conversion cost for March in the Department B

= 384915 + 138000

= $ 522915

Costs charged to production:

                                                 Direct Materials    Conversion      Total cost

                                                Costs                        costs            

Inventory in process, March 1                                                              62400

Cost incurred in March                                                                         638415

Total costs accounted by the department                                          700815

Therefore, the cost incurred in March = 115500 + 384915 + 138000

                                                                = $ 638415