The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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![Annenbaum Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing
department consisted of 1,400 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:
Cost
Materials costs
Conversion costs
$ 6,700
$ 7,800
Percent
Complete
65%
45%
A total of 8,500 units were started and 6,900 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were
incurred in the first processing department during the month:
Materials costs
Conversion costs
Cost
$ 126,500
$ 208,000
The ending inventory was 50% complete with respect to materials and 35% complete with respect to conversion costs.
The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:
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$13.10
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