James Co.uses process costing to account for the production of bottled energy drinks.Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process.Equivalent units have been calculated to be 10,000 units for materials and 9,000 units for conversion costs.Beginning inventory consisted of $7,000 in materials and $4,000 in conversion costs.April costs were $36,000 for materials and $41,000 for conversion costs.Ending inventory still in process was 4,000 units (100% complete for materials,75% for conversion).The value of units in ending inventory using the weighted average method would be closest to:
A)$37,200.00
B)$55,800.00
C)$27,900.00
D)$32,200.00

Question

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1. Calculate cost per equivalent unit for materials:

Cost per equivalent unit for materials = (Beginning inventory + Current period cost)/Equivalent units
= ($7,000 + $36,000)/10,000
= $4.30 per equivalent unit

2. Calculate cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs:

Cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs = (Beginning inventory + Current period cost)/Equivalent units
= ($4,000 + $41,000)/9,000
= $5.44 per equivalent unit

3. Calculate total cost of ending inventory:

Total cost of ending inventory = (Units in ending inventory x Cost per equivalent unit for materials x Degree of completion for materials) + (Units in ending inventory x Cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs x Degree of completion for conversion costs)
= (4,000 x $4.30 x 100%) + (4,000 x $5.44 x 75%)
= $17,200 + $15,000
= $32,200

Therefore, the value of units in ending inventory using the weighted average method is closest to $32,200.00 (Option D).

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