Describe Any One Reason for Using an EIS

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Essay

Describe any one reason for using an EIS.

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

A costing method used in manufacturing and accounting that averages the cost of inventory by taking the total cost of goods available for sale and dividing it by the total number of goods available.

Equivalent Units of Production

An accounting term used to denote the amount of finished goods produced by a company in a given period, after adjusting for work-in-progress inventory at the beginning and end of that period.

Materials Preparation Department

A division within a company responsible for preparing raw materials for production.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on the weighted average of all units available for sale during the period.