Broadline Ltd. uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Materials are added at the beginning of the machining process and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The following activity occurred in its Machining Department during April.
Units:

Costs:

Required
1. Summarize flow of physical units and compute total equivalent units for three cost categories: transferred-in, direct materials, and conversion costs.
2. Summarize total costs to account for and compute the cost per equivalent unit for each cost category.
3. Assign total costs to (a) units completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory and (b) units in April 30 Work in Process Inventory.

Question

Broadline Ltd. uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Materials are added at the beginning of the machining process and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The following activity occurred in its Machining Department during April.
Units:
  
Costs:
  
Required
1. Summarize flow of physical units and compute total equivalent units for three cost categories: transferred-in, direct materials, and conversion costs.
2. Summarize total costs to account for and compute the cost per equivalent unit for each cost category.
3. Assign total costs to (a) units completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory and (b) units in April 30 Work in Process Inventory.

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The Answer of Broadline Ltd. uses the weighted-average method of process costing. Materials are added at the beginning of the machining process and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The following activity occurred in its Machining Department during April.
Units:
  
Costs:
  
Required
1. Summarize flow of physical units and compute total equivalent units for three cost categories: transferred-in, direct materials, and conversion costs.
2. Summarize total costs to account for and compute the cost per equivalent unit for each cost category.
3. Assign total costs to (a) units completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory and (b) units in April 30 Work in Process Inventory.