A Department Had 12,500 Units Which Were 20% Complete in Beginning

question 13

Multiple Choice

A department had 12,500 units which were 20% complete in beginning Goods in Process Inventory. During the current period 60,000 units were transferred in. Ending Goods in Process Inventory was 15,000 units which were 70% complete. Assume this company uses the Weighted Average method of process costing and direct material is added uniformly throughout the process. What are the equivalent units produced with respect to direct material?

• A) 65,500.
• B) 57,500.
• C) 37,000.
• D) 47,500.
• E) 68,000.

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Definitions:

Short Run

A period in economics during which at least one input is fixed and cannot be changed, limiting the ability of a firm to adjust to market changes.

Fixed Inputs

Resources used in the production process whose quantity cannot easily be changed in the short run, such as buildings and machinery.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, ceteris paribus (with all other inputs held constant).

Bushels

A unit of volume that is used to measure agricultural commodities like grains and fruits.