Chapter 6: Process Costing
124. The following information pertains to Southland Company:
Units
Work in process, April 1 (20% complete) 8,000
Started in January 40,000
Work in process, April 30 12,000
Materials are added at the beginning of the process.
If equivalent units of production for conversion using the weighted average method was 39,000, ending work in
process at April 30 must have been
a. 15.0% complete.
b. 25.0% complete.
c. 30.0% complete.
d. 97.5% complete.
125. The material cost per equivalent unit using the weighted average method is calculated as
a. total material costs to account for/equivalent units for materials.
b. material costs added during the period/equivalent units for materials.
c. total material costs to account for/number of partially completed units for materials.
d. material costs added during the period/number of partially completed units for materials.
126. Which is NOT a disadvantage of the weighted average costing assumption in process costing?
a. There is a possibility of errors when input costs are changing significantly from one period to the next.
b. The cumulative effect of an error might produce a significant distortion in the cost of the final product.
c. The performance of the current period is combined with the performance of the current period making it
difficult to compare costs between periods.
d. Unit costs are simpler to calculate.