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Jacksonville Plastics uses a weighted average process costing system for its production process in which all material is added at the beginning of production. Company management has specified that the normal loss cannot exceed 7 percent of the units started in a period. All losses are caused by shrinkage. March processing information follows: $$ \begin{array}{lr} \text { Beginning inventory ( } 10 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 8,000 \text { units } \\ \text { Started during March } & 60,000 \text { unts } \\ \text { Completed during March } & 53,000 \text { unts } \\ \text { Ending inventory ( } 60 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 10,000 \text { units } \end{array} $$ a. How many total units are there to account for? b. How many units should be treated as normal loss? c. How many units should be treated as abnormal loss? d. What are the equivalent units of production for direct material? For conversion?

   Jacksonville Plastics uses a weighted average process costing system for its production process in which all material is added at the beginning of production. Company management has specified that the normal loss cannot exceed 7 percent of the units started in a period. All losses are caused by shrinkage. March processing information follows:
$$
\begin{array}{lr}
\text { Beginning inventory ( } 10 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 8,000 \text { units } \\
\text { Started during March } & 60,000 \text { unts } \\
\text { Completed during March } & 53,000 \text { unts } \\
\text { Ending inventory ( } 60 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 10,000 \text { units }
\end{array}
$$
a. How many total units are there to account for?
b. How many units should be treated as normal loss?
c. How many units should be treated as abnormal loss?
d. What are the equivalent units of production for direct material? For conversion?
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Cost Accounting: Traditions and Innovations
Cost Accounting: Traditions and Innovations
Jesse T. Barfield,… 4th Edition
Chapter 7, Problem 21 ↓

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To find the total units to account for, add the units in the beginning inventory to the units started during the month: \[ \text{Total units to account for} = \text{Beginning inventory} + \text{Units started during March} \] \[ \text{Total units to account for} =  Show more…

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Jacksonville Plastics uses a weighted average process costing system for its production process in which all material is added at the beginning of production. Company management has specified that the normal loss cannot exceed 7 percent of the units started in a period. All losses are caused by shrinkage. March processing information follows: $$ \begin{array}{lr} \text { Beginning inventory ( } 10 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 8,000 \text { units } \\ \text { Started during March } & 60,000 \text { unts } \\ \text { Completed during March } & 53,000 \text { unts } \\ \text { Ending inventory ( } 60 \% \text { complete-conversion) } & 10,000 \text { units } \end{array} $$ a. How many total units are there to account for? b. How many units should be treated as normal loss? c. How many units should be treated as abnormal loss? d. What are the equivalent units of production for direct material? For conversion?
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