A Company Uses the FIFO Method for Inventory Costing

question 126

Multiple Choice

A company uses the FIFO method for inventory costing. During a period, a production department had 20,000 units in beginning goods in process inventory which were 40% complete; the department completed and transferred 165,000 units. At the end of the period, 22,000 units were in the ending goods in process inventory and are 75% complete. All of these are with respect to labor. The production department had labor costs in the beginning goods is process inventory of $99,000 and total labor costs added during the period are $726,825. Compute the equivalent cost per unit for labor.

• A) $4.40.
• B) $4.76.
• C) $4.19.
• D) $4.55.
• E) $4.61.

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Definitions:

Multifactor Productivity

A measure of productivity that considers the output generated relative to multiple inputs used, like labor, capital, and materials.

Labour Hours

The total number of hours worked by all employees in a given period, often used to measure workforce productivity.

Labour Productivity

a measure of economic performance that calculates the amount of goods and services produced per hour worked by employees.

Multifactor Productivity

An indicator of economic efficiency that assesses the ratio of total goods and services output to the sum of inputs employed in their production.