Furniture Wala Ltd., a manufacturer of dining tables, procures wood as its direct material. The dining tables are initially processed in the…

CA Intermediate · Cost and Management Accounting · PYQS · May 2025
Furniture Wala Ltd., a manufacturer of dining tables, procures wood as its direct material. The dining tables are initially processed in the Moulding department and subsequently transferred to the Laminating department, where a plastic layer is applied. The Moulding department began manufacturing 35,000 initial dining tables during the month of March 2025 for the first time and their cost is as follows: Direct material: 1,15,500 Moulding costs: 59,500 Total 1,75,000 A total of 28,000 dining tables were completed and transferred to the Laminating department, the rest 7,000 were still in the Moulding process at the end of the month. All of the Moulding department's direct materials were placed but on average, only 25% of the conversion costs were applied to the ending work in progress inventory. Required to calculate: (i) Equivalent units of production for each cost. (ii) The Moulding cost per Equivalent units. (iii) Cost of closing work-in-process (WIP) and finished products.

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(i) Calculation of equivalent units of production: Input Details Units Output Particulars Units Equivalent Units Material Conversion cost % Units % Units Unit Introduced 35,000 Finished output 28,000 100 28,000 100 28,000 Closing W-I-P 7,000 100 7,000 25 1,750 Total 35,000 Total 35,000 35,000 29,750 (ii) Calculation of Moulding cost per equivalent unit: Direct Material Conversion costs Total cost (₹) 1,15,500 59,500 Equivalent units 35,000 29,750 Cost per equivalent unit (₹) 3.30 2.00 (iii) The cost of closing work in process (WIP): Costs Equivalent units Rate (₹) Total Cost (₹) Direct Material 7,000 3.30 23,100 Conversion Costs 1,750 2.00 3,500 Total 26,600 The cost of finished products: Costs Equivalent units Rate (₹) Total Cost (₹) Direct Material 28,000 3.30 92,400 Conversion Costs 28,000 2.00 56,000 Total 1,48,400

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