QUESTION 1
(TCO F) Bingham Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below.

Work in process, beginning:

 

Units in beginning work-in-process inventory

400

Materials costs

$6,900

Conversion costs

$2,500

Percentage complete for materials

80%

Percentage complete for conversion

15%

Units started into production during the month

6,000

Units transferred to the next department during the month

5,000

Materials costs added during the month

$112,500

Conversion costs added during the month

$210,300

 

Ending work in process:

 

Units in ending work-in-process inventory

1,200

Percentage complete for materials

60%

Percentage complete for conversion

30%

 


Required: Calculate the equivalent units for materials (using the weighted-average method) for the month in the first processing department. (Points : 25)

QUESTION 2

 

(TCO F) Payment Inc. is preparing its cash budget for February. The budgeted beginning cash balance is $27,000. Budgeted cash receipts total $136,000 and budgeted cash disbursements total $128,000. The desired ending cash balance is $50,000. The company can borrow up to $110,000 at any time from a local bank with interest not due until the following month.

Required: Prepare the company's cash budget for February in good form. Make sure to indicate what borrowing, if any, would be needed to attain the desired ending cash balance. (Points : 25)                

 

 

 

QUESTION 3

 

Bella Lugosi Holdings, Inc. (BLH), has collected the following operating information below for its current month's activity. Using this information, prepare a flexible budget analysis to determine how well BLH performed in terms of cost control.

 

 

Actual Costs Incurred

Static Budget

Activity level (in units)

5,250

5,178

 

  

Variable costs:

  

     Indirect materials

$24,182

$23,476

     Utilities

$22,356

$22,674

Fixed costs: 

  

     Administration

$63,450

$65,500

     Rent

$65,317

$63,904 

    

 

 

 

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