Nonuniform Inputs, Equivalent Units
Terry Linens Inc. manufactures bed and bath linens. The bath linens department sews terry cloth into towels of various sizes. Terry uses
the weighted average method. All materials are added at the beginning of the process. The following data are for the bath linens
department for August:
Production:
Units in process, August 1, 25\% complete*
23,500
Units completed and transferred out
69,000
Units in process, August 31, 72\% complete*
26,750
* With respect to conversion costs.
Required:
Calculate equivalent units of production for the bath linens department for August.
Materials
equivalent units of production
Conversion
equivalent units of production