The following information pertains to the Moline Facility for the month of May (all materials are added at the beginning of the process): Units Material Costs Beginning work in process 54,000 $ 148,500 Started in May 144,000 475,200 Units completed 153,000 Ending work in process 45,000 Required: Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials using the weighted-average method. (Round "Cost per equivalent unit" answer

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?