Phantom Company Has Beginning and Ending Work-In-Process Inventories That Are

question 25

Multiple Choice

Phantom Company has beginning and ending Work-in-Process Inventories that are 45% and 10% complete, respectively. Materials are added at the beginning of the process. If first-in, first-out (FIFO) process costing is used, the total equivalent units for materials will equal the number of units:

• A) transferred out during the period.
• B) started and completed during the period.
• C) started into the process during the period.
• D) started into the process plus the units in the ending inventory.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) in the cost of a product.

Factory Building

A structure designated for manufacturing processes, where raw materials are transformed into finished goods.

Variable Costing Income Statement

A financial statement format that only includes variable costs in the calculation of cost of goods sold, making it useful for internal decision-making.

Variable Cost of Goods Sold

Expenditures that fluctuate in direct relationship with the amount of goods produced or sold, for instance, materials and labor costs.