Peach Company Uses a Weighted-Average Process-Costing System

question 42

Multiple Choice

Peach Company uses a weighted-average process-costing system. Company records disclosed that the firm completed 40,000 units during the month and had 10,000 units in process at month-end, 20% complete. Conversion costs associated with the beginning work-in-process inventory amounted to $231,000, and amounts that relate to the current month totaled $966,000. If conversion is incurred uniformly throughout manufacturing, Peach's equivalent-unit cost is:

• A) $23.00.
• B) $23.94.
• C) $24.15.
• D) $28.50.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Useful Life

The estimated duration of time that an asset is expected to be productive or useful, beyond which it is likely to be inefficient or obsolete.

Double-declining-balance Method

An accelerated depreciation method that doubles the straight-line depreciation rate and applies it to the undepreciated balance at the start of each period.

Straight-line Method

A method of calculating depreciation for an asset that spreads the cost evenly over its useful life.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded for an asset over its useful life, reducing its book value.