Garcia Company Uses the Weighted Average Method in Its Costing

question 38

Multiple Choice

Garcia Company uses the weighted average method in its costing system. For the month of May in the Assembly Department, the equivalent units for conversion costs amounted to 35,000. There were 5,000 units in beginning work-in-process that were 50% complete. During the month, 33,000 units were started and 31,400 were completed and transferred. The ending work in process consists of

• A) 5,000 units.
• B) 7,000 units.
• C) 3,600 units.
• D) 6,600 units.

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Definitions:

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account columns to check the accuracy of financial transactions.

Transaction Posted

The act of recording a financial transaction in the accounting records of a company.

Debit

A ledger entry contributing to the growth of assets or lessening of liabilities in a company's financial statement.

Credit

The provision of resources (such as money) by one party to another party where the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately, but promises either to repay or return those resources at a later date.