Fischer company makes small metal containers. the company began october with 300 containers in process that were 35 percent complete as to material and 45 percent complete as to conversion costs. during the month, 6,000 containers were started. at month end, 1,900 containers were still in process (40 percent complete as to material and 75 percent complete as to conversion costs). using the weighted average method, what are the equivalent units for conversion costs?

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?