The Matsui Lubricants plant uses the weightedaverage method
The Matsui Lubricants plant uses the weighted-average method to account for its work-in-process inventories. The accounting records show the following information for a particular day:
Compute the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs using the weighted-average method. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
| The Matsui Lubricants plant uses the weighted-average method to account for its work-in-process inventories. The accounting records show the following information for a particular day: | 
Solution
Equivalent unit of production :
Cost per equivalent unit of material = (1940+23630)/3710 = $6.89
Cost per equivalent unit of conversion = (466+13890)/3490 = $4.11
| Whole unit | % | EUP-material | % | EUP-conversion | |
| Unit transferred out | 3270 | 100% | 3270 | 100% | 3270 | 
| Ending work in process | 1100 | 40% | 440 | 20% | 220 | 
| Total | 4370 | 3710 | 3490 | ||

