Reference no: EM132976901

Question - Bill Gate Company incurred costs for materials and conversion in the amount of P 45,000 and P 4,860 respectively. As of the same date, the work in process inventory in units of P 6,000 is 40% completed as to conversion costs. As of February 28, 2017, the total units to account for amounted to 51,000 units and the work in process inventory in units amounting to 7,500 is 60% as to conversion costs.

During the production period, the company incurred costs of P 56,544 and P 308,250 for conversion and materials, respectively. The company then started and completed 33,600 units during the period.

A machine malfunction or an improper blending of batch of paint usually causes spoilage. It is the policy of Bill Gate Company to consider normal loss up to a maximum of 5% of the started and completed units during the period. Normal losses are accounted to be part of the product costs while excess loss shall be treated as period costs. How much is the cost of normal loss units?