Whiporwill Pizza, a manufacturer of frozen pizzas, has the following data:Work in Process, October 110,000 units*    Direct material$5,500    Conversion17,000  Costs incurred during October?  Direct material$110,000    Conversion171,600  * Complete as to direct material; 40% complete as to conversionThe equivalent units of activity for October are:Direct material (weighted-average method)110,000Conversion (weighted-average method)92,000Completed and transferred out90,000Required: Compute the following amounts using weighted-average process costing. 1. Cost of goods completed and transferred out during October. 2. Cost of the October 31 work-in-process inventory. 

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Whiporwill PIZZA COMpany
Weighted-Average Method
?Direct MaterialConversionTotal
Work in process, October 1$ 5,500$?17,000$?22,500
Costs incurred during October?110,000?171,600?281,600
Total costs to account for$115,500$188,600$304,100
Equivalent units110,00092,000?
Costs per equivalent unit$???1.05$?? 2.05$? ?3.10


1. Cost of goods completed and 
transferred out during October:

Number of Units Transferred Out × Total cost 
Per Equivalent Unit = ......................................90,000 × $3.10 $279,000

2. Cost remaining in October 31 work
in process:

Direct material (20,000* × $1.05)$?21,000
Conversion (2,000* × $2.05)........???4,100
Total..............................................??25,100
Total costs accounted for..............$304,100

*Equivalent units in October 31 work in process:

?Direct
Material
Conversion
Total equivalent units (weighted average)110,000  92,000?
Units completed and transferred out (90,000)(90,000)
Equivalent units in ending work in process?20,000   2,000  

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