Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 48

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The Daltry Tractor Company manufactures small garden tractors on a highly automated assembly line. Its costing system uses two cost categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each tractor must pass through the Assembly Department and the Testing Department. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the production process. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production. Daltry Tractor uses weighted-average costing.
Data for the Assembly Department for April 2012 are:
Costs for April 2012:

-What is the direct materials cost per equivalent unit during April?

• A)$1,250.00
• B)$1,241.94
• C)$575.00
• D)$581.25

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Definitions:

Gas Exchange

The biological process by which organisms exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with their environment, typically involving the respiratory system.

Tidal Volume

The volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation when extra effort is not applied.

Cardiac Output

The volume of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in one minute, an important measure of heart function and efficiency.

Stroke Volume

The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction, indicating the heart's efficiency in pumping.