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Equivalent Units Calculations—Weighted Average Method
Ferris Corporation makes a powdered rug shampoo in two sequential departments, Compounding and Drying. Materials are added at the beginning of the process in the Compounding Department. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout each process. Ferris uses the weighted average method of
Calculate equivalent units for March 2016 for the Compounding Department.
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Process costing is used where the product is generated through multiple processes. It is mainly used in the manufacturing departments.
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