Pharma Company produces various medicines in capsule form. At the beginning of the month of March, it had 5,000 units that were 40% complete. These were assigned costs of $150,000. During the month, it completed 55,000 units and has 20,000 units that are 50% completed. It had production costs during the month of $600,000. Complete all five steps of a production report using the weighted average method. Complete all five steps of a production report using the FIFO method.

Pharma Company

1. Weighted Average method:

Weighted Average Method:

Equivalent units of production:

Started and completed this period 55,000

Ending WIP                                        10,000

Total equivalent unit produced =   65,000

Total cost of production:

Beginning WIP =  $150,000

Current period     600,000

Total cost =        $750,000

Cost per equivalent unit = $11.54 ($750,000/65,000)

Cost assigned to:

Units completed = 55,000 * $11.5385 = $634,617

Ending WIP =         10,000 * $11.5385 =     115,385

Total cost of production =                     $750,002

Cost Reconciliation:

Beginning WIP = $150,000

Completed units  600,000

Total costs =      $750,000

Ending WIP =         115,385

Cost assigned to

  production        634,617

2. FIFO method:

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                   Units    Completion %         Cost

Beginning WIP =       5,000       2,000 (40%)     $150,000

Current completion (WIP)         3,000 (60%)

Completed            55,000     55,000 (100%)     600,000

Ending WIP           20,000      10,000 (50%)

Weighted Average Method:

Equivalent units of production:

Beginning WIP                                     3,000

Started and completed this period 55,000

Ending WIP                                        10,000

Total equivalent unit produced =   68,000

Total cost of production:

Current period     600,000

Cost per equivalent unit = $8.82 ($600,000/68,000)

Cost assigned to:

Beginning WIP =  

Units completed

Beginning WIP =          $150,000

=    3,000 * $8.82 =       $26,460

= 55,000 * $8.82 =       485,100

Ending WIP:

= 10,000 * $8.82 =         88,200

Total cost of production = $749,760

Cost Reconciliation:

Beginning WIP (40%) = $150,000

WIP completed (60%)      26,460

Completed units            485,100

Ending WIP =                   88,200

Total cost =                 $749,760

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Explanation:

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