Alaskan Fisheries, Incorporated, processes salmon for various distributors and it uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has two processing departments-Cleaning and Packing. Data relating to pounds of salmon processed in the Cleaning Department during July are presented below: Work in process inventory, July 1 Work in process inventory, July 31 Pounds of Salmon 33,000 23,000 Equivalent units of production Materials Percent Completed Labor and Materials. 100% 100% A total of 480,000 pounds of salmon were started into processing during July. All materials are added at the beginning of processing in the Cleaning Department. Required: Compute the Cleaning Department's equivalent units of production for materials and for labor and overhead in the month of July. Overhead 57% 70% Labor and Overhead

Alaskan Fisheries, Incorporated, processes salmon for various distributors and it uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has two processing departments-Cleaning and Packing. Data relating to pounds of salmon processed in the Cleaning Department during July are presented below: Work in process inventory, July 1 Work in process inventory, July 31 Pounds of Salmon 33,000 23,000 Equivalent units of production Materials Percent Completed Labor and Materials. 100% 100% A total of 480,000 pounds of salmon were started into processing during July. All materials are added at the beginning of processing in the Cleaning Department. Required: Compute the Cleaning Department's equivalent units of production for materials and for labor and overhead in the month of July. Overhead 57% 70% Labor and Overhead

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