Question

Betty DeRose, Inc. operates two departments, the handling department and
the packaging department. During April, the handling department reported
the following information:

                                           % complete      % complete
                                units         DM           conversion 
work in process, April 1        18,000        38%             71%
units started during April      80,000
work in process, April 30       44,000        82%             47%

The cost of beginning work in process and the costs added during April
were as follows:

                                 DM         Conversion       Total cost
work in process, April 1      $ 51,764       $152,477         $204,241
costs added during April       191,452        232,125          423,577
total costs                    243,216        384,602          627,818

Calculate the equivalent units with respect to conversion costs using the
weighted average process costing method.

Answer 1