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Cost per Equivalent Unit

Cost per Equivalent Unit

The following information concerns production in the Forging Department for November. All direct materials are placed into the process at the beginning of production, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The beginning inventory consists of $9,000 of direct materials.

ACCOUNT Work in Process—Forging DepartmentACCOUNT NO.
DateItemDebitCreditBalance
DebitCredit
Nov.1Bal., 900 units, 60% completed  10,566  
 30Direct materials, 12,900 units123,840  134,406  
 30Direct labor21,650  156,056  
 30Factory overhead16,870   172,926  
 30Goods transferred, ? units ? ?  
 30Bal., 1,400 units, 70% completed  ?  

a.  Determine the number of units transferred to the next department.
fill in the blank 1 units

b.  Determine the costs per equivalent unit of direct materials and conversion. If required, round your answer to two decimal places.

Cost per equivalent unit of direct materials
Cost per equivalent unit of conversion

c.  Determine the cost of units started and completed in November.