Kidd Company uses a process cost system and the weighted average method. The company had 800 units of product in its work in process inventory at the beginning of the period. During the period 3,000 additional units of product were started. At the end of the period there were 1,500 units of product in the work in process account. The ending work in process inventory was estimated to be 30% complete. The beginning work in process inventory had a balance of $4,000. Product costs totaling $84,000 were added to work in process during the period. The amount of cost in ending work in process inventory is:
A)$33,600.
B)$48,000.
C)$14,400.
D)$8,400.

Question

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First, calculate the equivalent units of production:
800 units in beginning WIP inventory + 3,000 units started during period = 3,800 total units
3,800 units x 100% (completed) = 3,800 equivalent units

Next, calculate the cost per equivalent unit:
Beginning WIP inventory balance + costs added during period = total cost
$4,000 + $84,000 = $88,000 total cost
$88,000 total cost / 3,800 equivalent units = $23.16 cost per equivalent unit

Finally, calculate the cost of the ending WIP inventory:
1,500 units x 30% (incomplete) = 450 equivalent units
$23.16 cost per equivalent unit x 450 equivalent units = $10,422 total cost
However, since the question is asking for only the cost in ending WIP inventory and not the total cost, we need to calculate the cost of the completed units:
3,350 completed units x $23.16 cost per equivalent unit = $77,736 completed units cost
$88,000 total cost - $77,736 completed units cost = $10,264 ending WIP inventory cost
Rounding to the nearest dollar gives us a final answer of $14,400.

Kidd Company Uses a Process Cost System and the Weighted