ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

PROCESS COSTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following methods considers the percentage of completion of beginning work-in-process?
A
FIFO
B
weighted average
C
both weighted average and FIFO
D
neither FIFO nor weighted average
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -FIFO stands for “First-In, First-Out”. It is a method used for cost flow assumption purposes in the cost of goods sold calculation. The FIFO method assumes that the oldest products in a company’s inventory have been sold first. The costs paid for those oldest products are the ones used in the calculation.

Detailed explanation-2: -weighted average method: combines beginning inventory costs (prior period work) with costs from current period work. 2. first-in, first-out (FIFO) method: separates beginning inventory costs (prior period work) from costs of current period work.

Detailed explanation-3: -Costs of units started and completed: you will take the equivalent units calculated for units started and completed x the cost per equivalent unit for materials, labor and overhead (or conversion). The sum of these 3 will be the cost of units completed and transferred which is also known as cost of goods manufactured.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the FIFO production costing method, the two categories of completed units used to compute the total cost of units completed during a period are: a. beginning work-in-process units and units started.

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