Moncado Company manufactures a product that only has one production process.  Direct materials are added at the beginning of the manufacturing process and no units are lost/wasted during production. Moncado uses the weighted average cost method in its process costing system. Here is some additional data about Moncado Company's Work In Process (WIP) inventory: January 1st units in WIP                   182,000  units       % complete conversion opening WIP 80%         Material costs in opening WIP  $              181,762         Conversion costs in opening WIP  $              227,203         Units started during January                   909,000  units       Units completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory in January                   772,000  units       Direct material cost added during month  $              908,811         Conversion costs added during month  $           1,181,454         % complete conversion ending WIP 60%           Compute the equivalent units of production and the cost per equivalent unit for materials and for conversion costs.  Determine the costs to be transferred from the work in process inventory account to finished goods .  Determine the amount of cost that should be assigned to the ending work in process inventory.

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Moncado Company manufactures a product that only has one production process.  Direct materials are added at the beginning of the manufacturing process and no units are lost/wasted during production.

Moncado uses the weighted average cost method in its process costing system.

Here is some additional data about Moncado Company's Work In Process (WIP) inventory:

January 1st units in WIP

                  182,000

 units

   
 

% complete conversion opening WIP

80%

     
 

Material costs in opening WIP

 $              181,762

     
 

Conversion costs in opening WIP

 $              227,203

     
 

Units started during January

                  909,000

 units

   
 

Units completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory in January

                  772,000

 units

   
 

Direct material cost added during month

 $              908,811

     
 

Conversion costs added during month

 $           1,181,454

     
 

% complete conversion ending WIP

60%

     
   
  1. Compute the equivalent units of production and the cost per equivalent unit for materials and for conversion costs. 
  2. Determine the costs to be transferred from the work in process inventory account to finished goods . 
  3. Determine the amount of cost that should be assigned to the ending work in process inventory.
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