The refining department of sweetbeet, inc. had 74,000, tons of sugar to account for in july. of the 74,000 tons, 42,000 tons were completed and transferred to the boiling department, and the remaining 32,000 tons were 60% complete. the materials required for production are added at the beginning of the process. conversion costs are added evenly throughout the refining process. the weightedminus−average method is used. calculate the total equivalent units of production for direct materials.

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.