Davidson Company Manufactures a Product That Passes Through Two Processes

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Essay

Davidson Company manufactures a product that passes through two processes. The following information is available for the first department for October.
All materials are added at the beginning of the process.
Beginning work in progress consisted of 20,000 units that were 80 per cent complete with respect to conversion.
Ending work in progress consisted of 15,000 units that were 40 per cent complete with respect to conversion.
During the month, 90,000 units were started in process.
a.Prepare a physical flow schedule.
b.Compute equivalent units using the FIFO method.

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Definitions:

Aspirational Firm

A concept in business and finance referring to a company that sets ambitious goals and seeks to innovate and grow rapidly.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an accounting method used to value inventory that assumes the most recently produced items are the first to be sold.

FIFO

First-In, First-Out, an accounting method where the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first.

ROE

ROE, or Return on Equity, measures a corporation’s profitability by revealing how much profit it generates with the money shareholders have invested.