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Equivalents units for production
The activity of a processing department in terms of fully completed units is known as equivalent units. It includes the completed units of direct materials and conversion cost of beginning work in process, units completed and transferred out, and ending work in process.
Cost per unit
Total unit cost is the cost incurred by the company to produce one unit of product. The unit cost is calculated by dividing the units produced with the total cost.
To Determine: The cost per megawatt hour for the fossil fuel plant and wind farm of the Company ME.
(B)
To Explain: Why the equivalent units for production do not used to find out cost per megawatt hour for generating electricity.
(C)
To State: The advantages do the fossil fuel plant over the wind farm.
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