Ivenson Corporation Uses the Weighted-Average Method in Its Process Costing

question 2

Multiple Choice

Ivenson Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
-The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:

• A) $14.07
• B) $12.93
• C) $12.68
• D) $13.79

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Definitions:

Accounting Estimate

An approximation of a financial statement element, item, or account in the absence of exact data, often involving judgment or assumptions.

Financial Statements

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Double-Declining-Balance Method

A method of accelerated depreciation that doubles the rate at which an asset's book value depreciates.

Salvage Value

The projected amount an asset is expected to yield when it is sold after its period of usability has ended.