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A company uses the weighted average method for inventory costing. At the beginning of a period the production department had 40,000 units in beginning Work in Process inventory which were 30% complete; the department completed and transferred 165,000 units. At the end of the period, 12,000 units were in the ending Work in Process inventory and are 65% complete. Compute the number of equivalent units produced by the department.
Multiple Choice
177,000.
172,800.
125,000.
165,000.
177,500.
Correct answer--------------172,800
Working
Statement of Equivalent Units(Weighted average) | |||||||
Units | Complete % | Equivalent units | |||||
Transferred out | 165,000 | 100% | 165,000 | ||||
Ending WIP | 12,000 | 65% | 7,800 | ||||
Total | 177,000 | Total | 172,800 |