The Dodd Company uses a weighted average process costing system. The following information was reported for the Assembly process for July. Materials are added at the beginning of the process and are 100%.
$\begin{array}{|l|c|l|}
\hline{\text { Units: }} & \text { Units } &{\begin{array}{c}
\text { \% Complete for } \
\text { Conversions }
\end{array}} \
\hline \text { Work in process, } 7 / 1 & 60,000 & 15 \% \
\hline \text { Started } & 105,000 & \
\hline \text { Work in process, } 7 / 31 & 40,000 & 20 \%\\hline & & \
\hline \text { Costs: } & & \
\hline & \text { Materials } & \text { Conversion } \\hline \text { Beginning work in process } & \$ 16,500 & \$ 33,250 \
\hline \text { Current costs } & \$ 643,500 & \$ 332,500\
\hline
\end{array}$
-Refer to the figure.What is the cost assigned to the units completed and transferred to finishing?

Question

The Dodd Company uses a weighted average process costing system. The following information was reported for the Assembly process for July. Materials are added at the beginning of the process and are 100%.
$\begin{array}{|l|c|l|}
\hline{\text { Units: }} & \text { Units } &{\begin{array}{c}
\text { \% Complete for } \
\text { Conversions }
\end{array}} \
\hline \text { Work in process, } 7 / 1 & 60,000 & 15 \% \
\hline \text { Started } & 105,000 & \
\hline \text { Work in process, } 7 / 31 & 40,000 & 20 \%\\hline & & \
\hline \text { Costs: } & & \
\hline & \text { Materials } & \text { Conversion } \\hline \text { Beginning work in process } & \$ 16,500 & \$ 33,250 \
\hline \text { Current costs } & \$ 643,500 & \$ 332,500\
\hline 
\end{array}$
-Refer to the figure.What is the cost assigned to the units completed and transferred to finishing?

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The cost assigned to the units completed and transferred to finishing is calculated by adding the costs of materials and conversion costs for units completed. First, calculate the equivalent units for conversion costs, then allocate the costs based on these equivalent units.1. Calculate the equivalent units for conversion:- Work in process, beginning: 60,000 units * 15% = 9,000 equivalent units- Units started and completed: 105,000 units started - 40,000 units in ending work in process = 65,000 units (since materials are added at the beginning, they are 100% complete, and thus, for conversion, these are also 100% complete)- Work in process, ending: 40,000 units * 20% = 8,000 equivalent units- Total equivalent units for conversion = 9,000 + 65,000 + 8,000 = 82,000 equivalent units2. Calculate the total costs:- Total material costs = Beginning WIP materials + Current costs = $16,500 + $643,500 = $660,000- Total conversion costs = Beginning WIP conversion + Current costs = $33,250 + $332,500 = $365,750- Total costs = $660,000 + $365,750 = $1,025,7503. Assign costs to completed units:Since materials are added at the beginning, all units started and completed, plus the beginning work in process, are 100% complete for materials. Therefore, all material costs are assigned to completed units. Conversion costs are allocated based on equivalent units.- The question asks for the cost assigned to units completed and transferred, which includes all material costs and the conversion costs for units completed.- Since all materials are added at the beginning, the material cost for completed units is $660,000.- Conversion cost for completed units = (Conversion cost / Total equivalent units for conversion) * Equivalent units for completed and transferred- Since the calculation directly for the cost assigned to completed and transferred units isn't shown step by step in the options, we infer that the correct answer includes the total material costs and a portion of the conversion costs allocated to the completed units. Given the options, the closest to the expected calculation based on the provided data and typical process costing methodology is option C, $843,750, assuming it accounts for the full material costs and the appropriately allocated conversion costs.

The Dodd Company Uses a Weighted Average Process Costing System