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FIFO Cost of Production

DDiksha4y ago
Hello Sir, I hope you are doing well. I will be sitting for MA exam this month. I have seen all your lectures and have gone through notes as well, Yet i am facing an issue with FIFO Cost of production valuation. Can you please tell me process account for the following question. My values are :- OWIP = 50 x $20 = $1000 Finished Work = 1800 x $30 = $54000 CWIP = 100 x $10 = 1000 & 50 x $20 = $1000. AXL Ltd operates a process costing system. Details of Process 1 are as follows. All materials used are added at the beginning of the process. Labour costs and production overhead costs are incurred evenly as the product goes through the process. Production overheads are absorbed at a rate of 100% of labour costs. The following details are relevant to production in the period: Units Materials Labour and production overheads Opening inventory 200 100% complete 75% complete Closing inventory 100 100% complete 50% complete Opening inventory Costs associated with these opening units are $1,800 for materials. In addition $4,000 had been accumulated for labour and overhead costs. Period costs Costs incurred during the period were: Materials $19,000 Labour costs $19,000 During the period, 2,000 units were passed to Process 2. There were no losses. The company uses a FIFO method for valuing process costs. Required: Calculate the total value of the units transferred to Process 2. Looking forward for your response. Thank You
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor4y ago#1
Why are you attempting a question for which you do not have an answer? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA Approved Publishers - they have answers and explanations! The value of the opening WIP is given in the question and is 1,800 + 4,000 = 5,800. During the period, they produced 2,000 - 200 = 1,800 units from start to finish. Therefore the effective units produced during the period were: Materials: 1,800 + 100 = 1,900 Labour + o/heads: (200 x 25%) + 1,800 + (100 x 50%) = 1,900 Therefore the cost per unit of work done this period is: Materials: $19,000 / 1,900 = $10 Lab + o/h: $38,000 / 1,900 = $20 Therefore the value of units transferred to process 2 is: 5,800 + (200 x 25% x $20) + (1,800 x $30) = $60,800. (The value of the closing WIP is not asked for, but is (100 x $10) + (100 x 50% x $20) = $2,000.)
DDiksha4y ago#2
I just wanted to clear my doubt. This helped, Thank you.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor4y ago#3
You are welcome.
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