Equivalent Production and
Equivalent Units
When industries apply materials into
production in different quantities and at
varying points in the production cycle,
equivalent units must be computed for each
element of production cost.
The valuation of the ending work in process
requires the allocation of cost for each
element.
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Equivalent Production and
Equivalent Units - Materials Added
at Beginning
The only difference between equivalent unit
calculations for the material components and the
labor and overhead components would concern the
ending work in process inventory.
Example: Ending inventory of 400 units that were ¾
complete.
Materials – 400 equivalent units (received all materials