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- July 11, 2017 at 5:04 pm #395477
Hello Sir, I need your help with the following 2 questions:
The following information is available for a production process for the last period;
Material Input 200 kg @ $4 per kg
Labour Input 100 hrs @ $15 per hour
Dept Overhead $1000
Transfer to F.goods 150 kg
Normal loss is 10% of input. Losses are identified when the process is 50% complete. There is no opening or closing WIP.
The total cost of a completed unit is:
A. $22.00 B. $20.48 C. $19.59 D. $18.33I am confused on the “losses are identified when the process is 50% complete” part.
Q2. Vare produces various inks at its Normanton factory. Production details for Process 1 are as follows:
Opening WIP, 1 April 400 units 60%
Closing WIP, 30 April 600 units 20%
Units started 1000; units finished 800
The degree of completion quoted relates to labour and overhead costs. “3/4 of materials are added at the start of the process and the remaining 1/4 is added when the process is 50% complete.” The company uses the FIFO method of cost allocation.The equivalent units of production for materials in the period are:
A. 1250 B. 1000 C. 850 D. 650I am again clueless on the the “50% complete part”.
I would really appreciate if you can help me on how to tackle these parts (if possible with some explanation) as well as the way to get the answer. Thanks!
July 12, 2017 at 7:49 am #395542For Q1, are you sure that you have typed the question completely correctly (because I am not sure that the answer is correct – does your book not give the answer together with workings?)
For Q2, the opening WIP is already 60% complete and so they already have all of the materials (they are more than 50% complete) and so no extra materials are needed for them.
The new units started (and finished) are 1,000 – 600 = 400, and they will have all (100%) of the materials.
The closing WIP is 20% finished and so will only have 3/4 of the materials, so the effective units are 3/4 x 600 = 450So the total effective units are 400 + 450 = 850.
July 25, 2017 at 5:50 pm #398633Thank you Sir, your explanation for the Q2 was really helpful.
Concerning the Q1, the question was from Kaplan!
I got the workings but I could not sorta find a logic behind the calculation!I successfully passed my F2 exam!
I will be seeking your help for F5 from now on!
Thanks once again!
July 26, 2017 at 7:30 am #398680You are welcome (and many congratulations on passing the exam 🙂 )
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