Howell Manufacturers Had No Units in Process at the Beginning

question 72

Multiple Choice

Howell Manufacturers had no units in process at the beginning of the year. During the current year, 40,000 units were started. There were 5,000 units in work-in-process at the end of the year. These units were 35% complete. If total production costs for the year were $275,625, what should be the cost per equivalent unit?

• A) $6.37
• B) $6.13
• C) $7.21
• D) $7.50

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Definitions:

Organisms Change

Organisms change refers to the process of evolution, where species undergo modifications in traits over generations due to genetic variation and natural selection.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

An 18th-century French naturalist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, a hypothesis preceding Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.