A Company Uses the FIFO Method for Inventory Costing

question 20

Multiple Choice

A company uses the FIFO method for inventory costing. At the start of the period the production department had 20,000 units in beginning Work 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 Work in Process inventory and are 75% complete. 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) $4.19.
• B) $4.40.
• C) $4.55.
• D) $4.61.
• E) $4.76.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A company operating in a market where there are many sellers and buyers, the product is identical across suppliers, and there are no barriers to entering the market, leading to no control over prices.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue gained by employing one more unit of a factor of production.

Resource Inputs

The various resources used in the production of goods and services, such as labor, capital, and materials.

Marginal Revenue Product Curve

A graphical representation showing how the addition of one more unit of resource varies the revenue generated.