The Following Information Is Available for Department C for the Month

question 16

Multiple Choice

The following information is available for Department C for the month of August: $$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Units } & \text { Cost } \\\text { Work in process, August } 1 \text { (70\% complete) } & 10,000 & \\\text { Direct materials } & & \$ 36,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & & 18,000 \\\text { Manufacturing overhead } & & 24,000 \\\text { Total work in process, August } 1 && \$ 78,000 \\\text { Started in production during August } & 40,000 & \\\text { Costs added: } & & \\\text { Direct materials } & & 108,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & & 48,000 \\\text { Manufacturing overhead } & & 61,040\\\text { Total costs added during August } & & \$ 217,040\\\text { Work in process, August } 31 \text { (80\% complete) } & 4,000 & \\\text { Units completed and transferred out } & 42,000 &\end{array}$$ Materials are added at the beginning of the process. Inspection takes place at the 50 percent point in the conversion process to determine spoiled units. Round unit costs to two decimal places. The company uses the weighted average cost flow assumption.
Department C's cost per unit for materials using the weighted average method is

• A)$2.16.
• B)$2.88.
• C)$3.43.
• D)$3.60.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead-Control

An account that records the actual overhead costs incurred in the manufacturing process, differing from allocated overhead.

Factory Supplies Inventory

Items stored by a manufacturing company that are necessary for the maintenance of machinery and the manufacturing process but are not part of the finished goods.

Work-In-Process

Work-in-process (WIP) refers to partially finished goods that are still in the production process at a manufacturing company's inventory.

Payroll

The total amount of wages, salaries, and other earnings paid to employees by a company.