Question

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Alaskan Fisheries, Incorporated, processes salmon for various distributors and it uses the weighted-average meth-
costing system. The company has two processing departments-Cleaning and Packing. Data relating to pounds of
in the Cleaning Department during July are presented below:
Work in process inventory, July 1
Work in process inventory, July 31
Pounds of
Salmon
31,000
19,000
Equivalent units of production
Percent Completed
Labor and
Materials
Materials. Overhead
100%
100%
A total of 460,000 pounds of salmon were started into processing during July. All materials are added at the begin
in the Cleaning Department.
Required:
Compute the Cleaning Department's equivalent units of production for materials and for labor and overhead in the
59%
80%
Labor and
Overhead

Answer 1

The equivalent unit of production for materials would be 5,10,000 and  for labor & overhead would be 4,93,490.

What is an equivalent unit of production?

An equivalent unit of production is the amount of work done by a manufacturer on the units of output that are partially completed at the end of an accounting period.

Solution:-

                                                    Material                      Labor & overhead

Work in process, July 1            

31,000* 100%                                 31,000

31,000* 59%                                                                             18,290

Units started and completed      460,000                          460,000

Work in process, July 31                

19,000* 100%                                   19,000

19,000* 80%                                                                               15,200

Equivalent unit of production   5,10,000                           4,93,490    

For calculating equivalent unit of production, multiply the number of physical items by the percentage of the work done on them.

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