Mercier Manufacturing produces a plastic part in three sequential departments: Extruding, Fabricating, and Packaging. Mercier...
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Mercier Manufacturing produces a plastic part in three sequential departments: Extruding, Fabricating, and Packaging. Mercier uses the weighted-average process costing method to account for costs of production in all three departments. The following information was obtained for the Fabricating Department for the month of September.
Work in process on September 1 had 15,600 units made up of the following:
Amount
Degree of Completion
Prior department costs transferred in from the Extruding Department
$ 78,750
100%
Costs added by the Fabricating Department
Direct materials
$ 39,000
90%
Direct labor
9,900
70%
Manufacturing overhead
9,120
35%
$ 58,020
Work in process, September 1
$ 136,770
During September, 75,000 units were transferred in from the Extruding Department at a cost of $416,250. The Fabricating Department added the following costs:
Direct materials
$ 214,200
Direct labor
64,800
Manufacturing overhead
34,080
Total costs added
$ 313,080
Fabricating finished 60,600 units and transferred them to the Packaging Department.
At September 30, 30,000 units were still in work-in-process inventory. The degree of completion of work-in-process inventory at September 30 was as follows:
Direct materials
100%
Direct labor
60
Manufacturing overhead
50
Required:
a. Prepare a production cost report for September using the FIFO.
Note: Round "Cost per equivalent unit" to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to nearest whole number.
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