Shining Star Company uses an automated process to clean and polish its souvenir items. For March, the company had the following activities:
Beginning work in process inventory | 3,000 items, 1/3 complete with regards to conversion costs |
Units placed in production | 12,000 units |
Units completed | 9,000 units |
Ending work in process inventory | 6,000 items, 2/5 complete with regards to conversion costs |
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Cost of beginning work in process | $2,500 |
Direct material costs, current | $9,000 |
Conversion costs, current | $8,320 |
Direct materials are placed into production at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process.
Required:
Prepare a production cost worksheet using the FIFO method.