Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 61

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Dustin Plastics, Inc., manufactures plastic moldings for car seats. Its costing system utilizes two cost categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each product must pass through Department A and Department B. Direct materials are added at the beginning of production. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production.
Data for Department A for February 2012 are:
Costs for Department A for February 2012 are:

-Dustin Plastics, Inc., manufactures plastic moldings for car seats. Its costing system uses two cost categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each product must pass through Department A and Department B. Direct materials are added at the beginning of production. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production. Data for Department A for February 2012 are:
Costs for the Department A for February 2012 are:
What were the equivalent units of direct materials and conversion costs, respectively, at the end of February? Assume Dustin Plastics, Inc., uses the weighted-average process costing method.

• A)800; 730
• B)800; 800
• C)800; 700
• D)600; 500

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Definitions:

Raw Materials

The basic materials from which products are manufactured or made.

Control Accounts

Accounts used in the general ledger to summarize the detail contained in a subsidiary ledger, helping to simplify and organize financial information.

Factory Labor

The workforce engaged in operating machinery and performing tasks involved in the manufacturing process.

Factory Wages Payable

Liabilities accounts that represent amounts owed to factory workers for wages earned but not yet paid.