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

question 151

Essay

Refer to the following information about the Shaping Department of the Minnesota Factory for the month of August. Minnesota Factory uses the FIFO method of inventory costing.
$$\begin{array} { l | l | l } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Equivalent } \\\text { Units }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Beginning Work in Process: } & & \\\hline \text { Costs from prior month } & & \$ 7,000 \\\hline \text { Materials added } & 300 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 375 & \\\hline \text { Started and completed goods: } & & \\\hline \text { Materials added } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 2,000 & \\\hline \text { Ending Work in Procest: } & & \\\hline \text { Materials added } & 320 & \\\hline \text { Labor and overhead added } & 360 &\end{array}$$ 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 ending Work in Process inventory for August.

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Definitions:

Production Departments

Specific divisions within a manufacturing organization tasked with producing the company's products.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used for costing and efficiency analysis.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor, such as utilities, depreciation, and maintenance of factory equipment.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products or services.