Morgenstern Company Had Work-In-Process Inventories That Were 45% Complete at the Start

question 144

Multiple Choice

Morgenstern Company had Work-in-Process Inventories that were 45% complete at the start of the month. Work-in-Process at the end of the month was 10% complete. Materials were added at the beginning of the process. If weighted-average process costing is used, the total equivalent units for materials will equal the number of units:

• A) transferred out during the period.
• B) started and completed during the period.
• C) started into the process during the period.
• D) transferred out during the process plus the units in the ending inventory.

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