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Chapman Manufacturing Company Uses the FIFO Method for Process Costing

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Chapman Manufacturing Company uses the FIFO method for process costing. Chapman produces processed food products that pass through three sequential departments. The costs for Department 1 for February 20X5 were as follows:
Cost of beginning inventory:
Material 8,750
Conversion 9,490
$18,240
Costs added in Department 1 during February:
Direct material $219,600
Direct labor 320,350
Manufacturing overhead 197,402
$737,352
Department 2 handled the following units during February:
Units in process, February 1 2,000
Units started in Department 1 45,000
Units transferred out to Department 2 46,000
Units in process, February 28 1,000
On average, the February 1 units were 40% complete, and the February 28 units were 70% complete. Materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs occur evenly throughout the process in Department 1.
Prepare the product cost report for February for Department 1.

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