Kimbeth Manufacturing Makes Dust Density Sensors (DDS), a Safety Device

question 65

Multiple Choice

Kimbeth Manufacturing makes Dust Density Sensors (DDS) , a safety device for the mining industry. The company uses a process costing system and has only a single processing department. The following information pertains to operations for the month of May:
$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline & \text { Units } \\\hline \text { Beginning work in process inventory } & 16,000 \\\hline \text { Started into production during May } & 100,000 \\\hline \text { Completed during May } & 92,000 \\\hline \text { Ending work in process inventory } & 24,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
The beginning work-in-process inventory was 60% complete with respect to materials and 20% complete with respect to conversion costs. The ending work-in-process inventory was 90% complete with respect to materials and 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. The costs were as follows:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Materials } & \text { Conversion } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Beginning work-in-process } \\\text { inventory }\end{array} & \$ 54,560 & \$ 35,560 \\\hline \text { Costs incurred during May } & \$ 468,000 & \$ 574,040 \\\hline\end{array}$


- Using the FIFO method,what are the equivalent units of production for materials for May?

• A) 82,400 units.
• B) 104,000 units.
• C) 107,200 units.
• D) 108,000 units.

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Definitions:

Work Sheet

An informal document used by accountants to organize and summarize financial data for the preparation of financial statements.

Financial Statements

Concise financial records that encapsulate a company's financial performance, position, and cash flows over a specific period.

Expense Account

A category within accounting that tracks money spent or costs incurred by a business in its operational activities.

Income Summary

An account used temporarily during the closing process to aggregate all income and expense accounts before transferring their balances to the retained earnings account.