The debits to Work-in-Process for Department #2 for the month of April of the current year,together with information concerning production,are presented below.All direct materials come from Department #1.The units completed include the 1,200 in process at the beginning of the period.Department #2 uses FIFO costing. What are the total costs to be accounted for on the production cost report for Department #2 for the period?

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The debits to Work-in-Process for Department #2 for the month of April of the current year,together with information concerning production,are presented below.All direct materials come from Department #1.The units completed include the 1,200 in process at the beginning of the period.Department #2 uses FIFO costing.  What are the total costs to be accounted for on the production cost report for Department #2 for the period?

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The total costs to be accounted for on the production cost report for Department #2 for the period would be the sum of the beginning work-in-process inventory ($3,000) and the debits to Work-in-Process for the current period ($14,600), which equals $17,600.

The Debits to Work-In-Process for Department #2 for the Month