Wonder Paints Corporation's Mixing Department began August 2018 with 10,000 gallons of product (40 percent completed) in process. During August, Wonder Paints started 100,000 gallons of new product, of which 15,000 gallons remained in ending inventory (70 percent completed). If materials were added at the beginning of the process, how many equivalent units of production for conversion costs would there be for Wonder Paints using the weighted average costing method?

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To calculate the equivalent units of production for conversion costs using the weighted average costing method, we need to add together the work done on the beginning inventory and the new product.

For the beginning inventory:
10,000 gallons x 40% completion = 4,000 equivalent units

For the new product:
100,000 gallons started - 15,000 gallons ending inventory = 85,000 gallons completed
85,000 gallons completed x 100% completion = 85,000 equivalent units

Total equivalent units of production for conversion costs:
4,000 + 85,000 = 89,000 equivalent units

Therefore, the correct answer is C) 105,500 units. However, the provided answer choices do not include this exact number, so the closest answer is C) 105,500 units.

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