Pureform, Inc., manufactures a product that passes through two departments. Data for a recent month for the first department follow:
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Units |
Materials |
Labor |
Overhead |
| Work in process inventory, beginning |
58,000 |
$ |
56,200 |
$ |
19,700 |
$ |
24,100 |
| Units started in process |
549,000 |
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| Units transferred out |
570,000 |
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|
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|
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| Work in process inventory, ending |
37,000 |
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| Cost added during the month |
|
$ |
627,670 |
$ |
164,130 |
$ |
191,485 |
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The beginning work in process inventory was 80% complete with respect to materials and 65% complete with respect to labor and overhead. The ending work in process inventory was 60% complete with respect to materials and 40% complete with respect to labor and overhead.
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| Required: |
| Assume that the company uses the FIFO method of accounting for units and costs. |
| 1. |
Compute the equivalent units for the month for the first processing department.
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| 2. |
Determine the costs per equivalent unit for the month. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
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