A Sample of Five Full-Service Gasoline Stations, Each Carrying Three

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Essay

A sample of five full-service gasoline stations, each carrying three grades of gasoline, was taken, and the price per liter (to the nearest cent) was recorded for each grade of gasoline, as shown in the following table. What is the median price of super unleaded gas?

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Definitions:

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for homogeneous product costing, where costs are accumulated over a period and then allocated to a large number of identical units.

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs evenly in processes where incomplete units complicate direct measurement.

Assembly Department

A specialized department within a manufacturing facility where components are assembled into final products.

Equivalent Units

A measure used in the costing of products in process, which converts partially completed goods into an equivalent number of fully completed units.