Refer to the Following Information About the Shaping Department of the Minnesota

question 58

Essay

Refer to the following information about the Shaping Department of the Minnesota Factory for the month of August. Minnesota Factory uses the weighted average method of inventory costing.
$\begin{array} { l | l | l } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Equivalent } \\\text { Units }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Beginning Work in Process: } & & \\\hline \text { Costs from prior month } & & \$ 7,000 \\\hline \text { Materials added } & 300 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 375 & \\\hline \text { Started and completed goods: } & & \\\hline\end{array}$
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l } \hline \text { Materials added } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Ending Work in Process: } & & \\\hline \text { Materials added } & 320 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 360 &\end{array}$$ The cost per equivalent unit of materials is $10.00, and the cost per equivalent unit of labor and overhead is $22.00. Compute the cost that should be assigned to the units that were started and completed during August.

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