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A company manufactures paint from two sequential processes (P1 and P2). Details for P1 for a period were as follows:
Input materials |
20,000 litres costing £114,000 |
Conversion costs |
£176,000 |
Opening work in progress |
nil |
Transferred to P2 |
15,000 litres |
Normal loss |
5% of input |
Abnormal loss |
500 litres |
Closing work in progress |
3,500 litres (complete in respect of materials, 60% converted) |
The company uses the weighted average method of process costing. All losses occur at the end of the process. Prepare the P1 Process Account for the period.