(WA cost assignment) Fresh Seasons is a contract manufacturer for Delectable Dressing Company. Fresh Seasons uses a weighted average process costing system to account for its salad dressing production. All ingredients are added at the start of the process. Delectable provides reusable vats to Fresh Seasons for the completed product to be shipped to Delectable for bottling, so Fresh Seasons incurs no packaging costs. April2010 production and cost information for Fresh Seasons is as follows:
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Gallons of dressing in beginning WIP Inventory |
36,000 |
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Gallons completed during April |
242,000 |
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Gallons of dressing in ending WIP Inventory |
23,500 |
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Costs of beginning WIP Inventory |
|
|
Direct material |
$183,510 |
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Direct labor |
98,526 |
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Overhead |
78,273 |
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Costs incurred in April |
|
|
Direct material |
$1,136,025 |
|
Direct labor |
451,450 |
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Overhead |
723,195 |
April beginning and ending WIP inventories had the following percentages of completion for labor and overhead
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April 1 |
April 30 |
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|
Direct labor |
55% |
15% |
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Overhead |
70% |
10% |
a. How many gallons of dressing ingredients were started in April?
b. What is the total cost of the goods transferred out during April?
c. What is the cost of April’s ending WIP Inventory?