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        Equivalent Units; Weighted-Average Method
       
      
    
    
    
                  
        You are employed by Spirit Company, a manufacturer of digital watches.  The company's chief financial officer is trying to verify the accuracy of the ending work in process and finished goods inventories prior to closing the books for the year.  You have been asked to assist in the verification.  The year-end balances shown on Spirit company's books are as follows: 
                                                              Units                            Costs 
Work in process, December 31                              
(labor and overhead 50% complete)... 300,000                       $660,000 
Finished goods, December 31... 200,000                      $1,009,800 
 
Materials are added to production at the beginning of the manufacturing process, and overhead is applied to each product at the rate of 60% of direct labor cost.  There was no finished goods inventory at the beginning of the year.  A review of Spirit's Company's inventory and cost records has disclosed the following data. 
 
                                                                           Costs 
                                                     Units                Materials              Labor 
Work in process, January 1 
(labor and overhead 80% 
Complete)                                  200,000                 200,000               315,000 
Units started into production       1,000,000                
Cost added during the year: 
Materials cost...                                   1,300,000 
Labor cost...                                                                1,995,000 
Units completed during the year   900,000 
 
The company used the weighted-average method. 
 
Required: 
1. Determine the equivalent units and costs per equivalent unit for materials, labor and overhead for the year. 
 
2. Determine the amount of cost that should be assigned to ending work in process and finished goods inventory. 
 
I need help with figuring out number 1, determining the equivalent units and costs per equivalent.  Help!  :confused:
     
     
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
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