Problem 4-13 (Algo) Comprehensive Problem; Second Production Department-Weighted-Average
Method [LO4-2, LO4-3, LO4-4, LO4-5]
Old Country Links, Incorporated, produces sausages in three production departments-Mixing, Casing and Curing, and Packaging. In
the Mixing Department, meats are prepared and ground and then mixed with spices. The spiced meat mixture is then transferred to
the Casing and Curing Department, where the mixture is force-fed into casings and then hung and cured in climate-controlled smoking
chambers. In the Packaging Department, the cured sausages are sorted, packed, and labeled. The company uses the weighted-
average method in its process costing system. Data for September for the Casing and Curing Department follow.
Percent Completed
Work in process inventory, September 11
Work in process inventory, September 30.
Work in process inventory, September 1
Cost added during September
Units
4
4
Mixing
100%
100%
Mixing
$ 7,036
$ 143,844
Materials
60%
20%
Materials
$ 176
$ 18,472
Conversion
50%
10%
Conversion
$ 2,384
$ 136,404
Mixing cost represents the costs of the spiced meat mixture transferred in from the Mixing Department. The spiced meat mixture is
processed in the Casing and Curing Department in batches; each unit in the above table is a batch and one batch of spiced meat
mixture produces a set amount of sausages that are passed on to the Packaging Department. During September, 88 batches (.e..
units) were completed and transferred to the Packaging Department.