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Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Calculation Cost per Equivalent unit (Weighted-Average Method)
Cliff Company manufactures file cabinets. The following cost information is available for the month of December.

Chapter 3, Problem 6ME, Calculation Cost per Equivalent unit (Weighted-Average Method) Cliff Company manufactures file
Cliff had 17,000 equivalent units of direct material and 12,000 equivalent units of conversion cost. Using the weighted-average method, calculate Cliff's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion during December.

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