Reference no: EM131811994

Scribners Corporation produces fine papers in three production departments-Pulping, Drying, and Finishing. In the Pulping Department, raw materials such as wood fiber and rag cotton are mechanically and chemically treated to separate their fibers. The result is a thick slurry of fibers. In the Drying Department, the wet fibers transferred from the Pulping Department are laid down on porous webs, pressed to remove excess liquid, and dried in ovens. In the Finishing Department, the dried paper is coated, cut, and spooled onto reels. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data for March for the Drying Department follow: Percent Completed Units Pulping Conversion Work in process inventory, March 1 2,700 100 % 80 % Work in process inventory, March 31 7,500 100 % 70 % Pulping cost in work in process inventory, March 1 $ 1,080 Conversion cost in work in process inventory, March 1 $ 594 Units transferred to the next production department 142,200 Pulping cost added during March $ 61,794 Conversion cost added during March $ 37,743 No materials are added in the Drying Department. Pulping cost represents the costs of the wet fibers transferred in from the Pulping Department. Wet fiber is processed in the Drying Department in batches; each unit in the above table is a batch and one batch of wet fibers produces a set amount of dried paper that is passed on to the Finishing Department. Required: 1. Determine the equivalent units for March for pulping and conversion. Equivalent units of production Pulping:_____ Conversion: __________ 2. Compute the costs per equivalent unit for March for pulping and conversion. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Cost per equivalent unit: Pulping:________ Conversion:_____________ 3. Determine the total cost of ending work in process inventory and the total cost of units transferred to the Finishing Department in March. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.) Cost of ending work in process inventory: Total___________ Cost of units completed and transferred out: Total __________ Costs to be accounted for Cost of beginning work in process inventory:___________ Cost added to production during the period: ____________ Total cost to be accounted for $__________ Cost accounted for as follows Cost of units completed and transferred out:__________ Cost of ending work in process inventory:_________ Total cost accounted for $__________