84) Gunes Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This
month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 800 units. The costs
and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:
A total of 8,500 units were started and 7,400 units were transferred to the second processing
department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department
during the month:
The ending inventory was 50% complete with respect to materials and 35% complete with respect
to conversion costs.
What are the equivalent units for materials for the month in the first processing department?
A) 7,400
B) 9,300
C) 8,350
D) 950
Materials
Units transferred to the next department
7,400
Materials: 1,900 units × 50%
Equivalent units of production
8,350