lemon Enterprises produces premier raspberry jam. Output is measured in pints. Lemon uses the weighted-average method. During January, Lemon had the following production data: Required: a) Using the average weightage method, calculate the equivalent units for January. b) Calculate the unit cost for January. c) Assign costs to units transferred out and EWIP.
Variance Analysis
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lemon Enterprises produces premier raspberry jam. Output is measured in pints. Lemon uses the weighted-average method. During January, Lemon had the following production data:
Required:
a) Using the average weightage method, calculate the equivalent units for January.
b) Calculate the unit cost for January.
c) Assign costs to units transferred out and EWIP.
![Units in process, January 1, 60% complete
Units completed and transferred out
Units in process, January 31, 40% complete
108,000 pints
720,000 pints
225,000 pints
Costs:
Work in process, January 1
Cost added during January
RM162,000
RM1,053,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb221b283-445a-45a0-8488-b27d5fa4ea35%2F1350c7e2-f873-4b22-bb02-0e0dec0f2972%2Fcjp79gl_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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