Texas Department
a Monthly Report to the Texas Department of Health,division

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Texas Department
A monthly report to the Texas Department of Health,division of Water Hygiene,contained the following water production data in thousands of gallons: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 5263 & 5636 & 5264 & 4395 & 6090 & 5293 & 4668 & 5725 & 5171 & 4378 \\5118 & 5538 & 4838 & 5167 & 5119 & 5438 & 6843 & 5262 & 4653 & 5303 \\5913 & 4570 & 5142 & 5964 & 6431 & 4719 & 5358 & 6043 & 4554 & 5805\end{array}$$
-What is the quartile deviation?

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Definitions:

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead, which are incurred to convert raw materials into finished products.

Assembly Department

The assembly department is a specific division within a manufacturing facility where components are assembled into finished goods.

Weighted-Average Method

A cost accounting technique that assigns the same average cost to both ending inventory and the cost of goods sold.

Process Costing System

An accounting system used to calculate the cost of a product at various stages of production, commonly used in industries that produce homogeneous goods.