Bavarian Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending process. After blending, the milk chocolate is then transferred to the Molding Department, where the milk chocolate is formed into candy bars. The following is a partial work in process account of the Blending Department at October 31, 2014: Date Item Debit Credit Balance
Debit Credit
Oct.1Bal., 2,300 units, 3/5 completed 46,368
31 Direct materials, 26,000 units 429,000 475,368
31 Direct labor 100,560 575,928
31 Factory overhead 4 8,480 624,408
31 Goods transferred, 25,700 units ?
31 Bal., units, 1/5 completed ?
1. Prepare a cost of production report, and identify the missing amounts for Work in Process - Blending Department. If an amount is zero enter "0". If required, round your cost per equivalent unit answers to the nearest cent.
2. Assuming that the October 1 work in process inventory includes direct materials of $38,295, determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion between September and October. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.
Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit Increase or Decrease Amount
Change in conversion cost per equivalent unit Increase or Decrease Amount

Bavarian Chocolate Company

Blending Department

1. Cost of Production Report:

Cost of production:                   Materials     Conversion     Total

Beginning WIP                            $37,950        $8,418          $46,368

Direct materials, 26,000 units  429,000      149,040          578,040

Total cost or production         $466,950    $157,458        $624,408

(See the workings of this report below.)

2. Change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit

                                 Increase or Decrease

                               Materials     Conversion

September             $16.50          $6.005

October                   $16.51           $5.99

Amount                   $0.01           $0.015

                               Increase        Decrease

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

partial work in process account of the Blending Department at October 31, 2014:

Date  Item                                                Debit       Credit       Balance

Oct.1 Bal., 2,300 units, 3/5 completed 46,368

31 Direct materials, 26,000 units       429,000                       475,368

31 Direct labor                                      100,560                       575,928

31 Factory overhead                              48,480                       624,408

31 Goods transferred, 25,700 units                     578,378       46,030                          

31 Bal., 2,600 units, 1/5 completed                                           46,030

Ending units in process:

Beginning units in process        2,300

Direct materials                        26,000

Units available for production 28,300

Units transferred out               25,700

Ending units in process             2,600

Equivalent units of production:               Materials  Conversion

Units started and completed = 25,700   25,700      25,700

Ending WIP                                  2,600     2,600           520 (1/5 * 2,600)

Equivalent units produced                      28,300      26,220

Cost per unit of direct materials = $429,000/26,000 = $16.50

Cost of production:                   Materials     Conversion     Total

Beginning WIP                            $37,950        $8,418          $46,368

Direct materials, 26,000 units  429,000      149,040          578,040

Total cost or production         $466,950    $157,458        $624,408

Cost per equivalent unit:      Materials     Conversion

Total cost or production         $466,950    $157,458

Equivalent units produced          28,300       26,220

Cost per equivalent unit           $16.50          $6.005

Assignment of cost to units completed and ending WIP:

                                                    Materials     Conversion      Total

Units transferred out (25,700)   $424,050     $154,328    $578,378

Ending WIP (2,600/520)                 42,900            3,130        46,030

Total                                            $466,950     $157,458    $624,408

2. Assuming that the October 1 work in process inventory includes direct materials of $38,295, determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion between September and October.

Cost of production:                   Materials     Conversion     Total

Beginning WIP                            $38,295        $8,073         $46,368

Direct materials, 26,000 units  429,000       149,040         578,040

Total cost or production         $467,295       $157,113        $624,408

Cost per equivalent unit:      Materials     Conversion

Total cost or production         $467,295      $157,113

Equivalent units produced         28,300       26,220

Cost per equivalent unit           $16.51           $5.99

Assignment of cost to units completed and ending WIP:

                                                    Materials     Conversion      Total

Units transferred out (25,700)   $424,307     $153,943    $578,250

Ending WIP (2,600/520)                 42,926            3,115         46,041

Total                                            $467,233     $157,058    $624,291

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