Helix Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It produces prefabricated flooring in a series of steps carried out in production departments. All of the material that is used in the first production department is added at the beginning of processing in that department. Data for May for the first production department follow:       Percent Complete   Units Materials Conversion Work in process inventory, May 1 70,000 100 %   40 % Work in process inventory, May 31 50,000 100 %   25 % Materials cost in work in process inventory, May 1       $ 56,100   Conversion cost in work in process inventory, May 1       $ 16,400   Units started into production         255,000   Units transferred to the next production department         275,000   Materials cost added during May       $ 112,900   Conversion cost added during May       $ 236,600       Required: 1. Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May. 2. Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. 3. Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. 4. Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May.   Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.           Materials Conversion Equivalent units of production     Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)           Materials Conversion Cost per equivalent unit           Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)           Materials Conversion Total Cost of ending work in process inventory       Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)           Materials Conversion Total Cost of units completed and transferred out

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Helix Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. It produces prefabricated flooring in a series of steps carried out in production departments. All of the material that is used in the first production department is added at the beginning of processing in that department. Data for May for the first production department follow:

 

    Percent Complete
  Units Materials Conversion
Work in process inventory, May 1 70,000 100 %   40 %
Work in process inventory, May 31 50,000 100 %   25 %
Materials cost in work in process inventory, May 1       $ 56,100  
Conversion cost in work in process inventory, May 1       $ 16,400  
Units started into production         255,000  
Units transferred to the next production department         275,000  
Materials cost added during May       $ 112,900  
Conversion cost added during May       $ 236,600  
 

 

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1. Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.

2. Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May.

3. Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

4. Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May.

 

Calculate the first production department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for May.

 
 
 
 
  Materials Conversion
Equivalent units of production  

 

Compute the first production department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for May. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

 
 
 
 
  Materials Conversion
Cost per equivalent unit    
 
 
 

Compute the first production department's cost of ending work in process inventory for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

 
 
 
 
  Materials Conversion Total
Cost of ending work in process inventory    

 

Compute the first production department's cost of the units transferred to the next production department for materials, conversion, and in total for May. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

 
 
 
 
  Materials Conversion Total
Cost of units completed and transferred out    
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