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Process costings

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  • This topic has 7 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 9, 2014 at 9:40 am #188845
    superwomen
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    Dear Mr John,

    Edgarise Co uses process costing to value output.During the last month the following information was record:

    Output : 2800kg -$7.50/kg
    Normal loss : 300kg , scrap value of $3/kg
    Actual loss : 200kg

    What was the value of the input? My answer is $21,150 ?

    August 9, 2014 at 3:31 pm #188936
    John Moffat
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    Your answer of $21,150 is correct 🙂

    August 10, 2014 at 2:42 am #189062
    superwomen
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    thanks Mr John 🙂

    August 10, 2014 at 7:10 am #189088
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

    October 9, 2014 at 5:42 pm #204028
    Kerri – Ann
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    Input costs to a process amount to $120,000. It is expected that 1,000 units of good output will be produced and that normal losses will be 200units.
    In fact, only 900 units of good output were produced. All losses, whether normal or abnormal can be sold for $5/unit.
    What is the cost per unit of good output and what is its inventory value?

    This is what I did:
    Expect units 1000 Total Cost 120,000.00
    Normal loss (200) Scrap Value (1,000.00)
    800 119,000.00
    Cost Per unit = 119,000/800. = 148.75
    Actual Output value is = 900* 148.75 = 133,875
    Abnormal Gain:
    100 Units * 148.75 = 14,875.00
    Scrap Value :
    100 Units * 5 = (500.00)
    14,375.00

    October 9, 2014 at 5:56 pm #204033
    John Moffat
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    No 🙂

    We expect to produce 1000 good units and there to be a normal loss of 200.

    That must mean that the input is 1,200 units.

    The scrap for the normal loss is 200 x $5 = 1,000.

    So the cost per unit is (12,000 – 1000) / 1,000 = $11

    We actually had 900 units produced and so the value is 900 x $11 = $9,900

    (Although the question did not ask for it (so do not waste time), the actual loss was 1200 (input) – 900 (output) = 300 units. We expected a normal loss of 200 units, so there is an abnormal loss of 100 units.)

    October 9, 2014 at 9:22 pm #204045
    Kerri – Ann
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    Hi John

    Thanks for this but thats not one of the answer options.

    The options are as follows:

    A B C D
    Cost per unit 131.67 132.22 119 100
    Inventory value 118,500 118,000 107,100 90,000

    October 10, 2014 at 4:29 pm #204096
    John Moffat
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    Ooops, I made a mistake (which you should have noticed!!!!).
    The input costs in the question are $120,000 but I used $12,000 by mistake.

    Everything else was correct, so repeat my workings but with $120,000 instead of $12,000 and you will get the answer 🙂

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