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Subject: Percentage of Completion Error Analysis
completion with respect to labor is used, the direct labor cost
per equivalent unit will be smaller. However, the cost of direct labor in
ending goods in process is larger because the percentage of equivalent
If the units in ending inventory are 60% complete instead of 30% with
respect to labor, the number of equivalent units in ending inventory
with respect to labor is understated, and the total equivalent units
produced for the period is also understated. If the correct percentage of
Total costs accounted for