Question

The Assembly Department of​ Intuitive, Inc., manufacturer of​computers, had​ 4,500 units of beginning inventory in​ September, and​ 3,000 units were transferred to it by the Production Department. The Assembly Department completed​ 1,500 units during the month and transferred them to the Packaging Department. Calculate the total number of units accounted for by the Assembly Department if it had​ 6,000 units in ending inventory. The​weighted-average method is used.

Answer 1

Units accounted for: 7,500

Step-by-step explanation:

We are going to follow physical units so the method W/a or FIFO is not relevant for this step:

Beginning and transferred in are the input, fro mwere the units come from:

beginning WIP 4,500

transferred in 3,000

Units to account for: 7,500

While, ending WIP and transferred-out are were the untis are now:

Ending WIP 6,000

transferred-out 1,500

Units account for 7,500