Basil Manufacturing Uses a Weighted-Average Process-Costing System

question 10

Essay

Basil Manufacturing uses a weighted-average process-costing system. The following figures pertain to July:

All materials are introduced at the start of the process, and conversion cost is incurred evenly throughout production. The company used direct materials that cost $640,000; conversion amounted to $8 per equivalent unit.
Required:
A. Calculate the direct materials cost per equivalent unit.
B. Calculate the cost of units completed and transferred.
C. What percentage of conversion work will be performed on the 40,000-unit ending work-in-process inventory during August?
D. In all likelihood, were all of the 120,000 completed units begun in July? Explain.

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