Prepare a Production Cost Report: Weighted-Average Method, Missing Data (LO 8-2, 4) Saline Solutions uses process costing to account for production of its unique compound BG at its River Plant. The River Plant has two departments: R and S. Raw materials are added at two points in the production of BG. First, rubber pellets are added at the beginning of production in Department R. Next, a liquid thinner is added in Department R when the product is 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. Once the basic compound is completed in Department R, it is transferred to Department S for mixing and packaging. The following information is available from the River Plant for May. (No new material is added in Department S.)
Department S Production and Costs: May
Beginning inventory (57,000 units, 20% complete with respect to Department S costs)
Total cost (Department R and Department S) cost: Beginning inventory $ 491,909
Current work (525,000 units started)
Department R costs $3,460,100
Department S costs 1,456,421
The ending inventory has 77,000 units, which are 100 percent complete for Department R costs.
Required:
(a) Assume that Saline Solutions used weighted-average process costing and that the cost per equivalent unit for May for materials in Department S is $6.70 and for conversion costs it is $2.70. Prepare a production cost report for Saline Solutions' Department S for the month of May.
(b) What is the cost of product transferred out of Department S for May?
(c) What is the cost of ending inventory in Department S for May?