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An equivalent unit of material or conversion cost is equal to __________.

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the amount of material or conversion cost necessary to complete one unit of production.
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a unit of work in process inventory.
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the amount of material or conversion cost necessary to start a unit of production into work in process inventory.
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D
fifty per cent of the material or conversion cost of a unit of finished goods inventory (assuming a linear production pattern
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Solution

The correct option is A the amount of material or conversion cost necessary to complete one unit of production.
Equivalent production term is applied to the work in progress at the end of accounting period. Its an indication of the amount of work done by a manufacturer who have partially completed units.
Basically, fully completed units and partially completed units are expressed in terms of fully completed units.

for Example:
Units completed 6000
Units partially completed 2000 (50% work is completed)

Equivalent Production will be:
No of Units % completion Equivalent Units
6000 100% 6000
2000 50% 1000
Total Equivalent Production 7000

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