East Bay Fisheries Inc

question 8

Multiple Choice

East Bay Fisheries Inc. processes king salmon for various distributors. Two departments are involved — processing and packaging. Data relating to tons of king salmon processed in the processing department during June 2019 are provided below:Total equivalent units for conversion under the weighted-average method are calculated to be:

• A)6,830 equivalent units.
• B)8,180 equivalent units.
• C)6,980 equivalent units.
• D)7,140 equivalent units.
• E)7,620 equivalent units.

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