Laurie Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Department A is the first stage of Laurie Corporation's production process. The following information is available for conversion costs for the month of May for Department A:

Units
Work in process, beginning (30% complete with respect to conversion costs) 9,200
Started in May 52,000
Completed in May and transferred to Department B 50,000
Work in process, ending (70% complete with respect to conversion costs) 11,200

The equivalent units of production for conversion costs for the month are:

A. 55,080 units
B. 50,000 units
C. 56,440 units
D. 48,640 units

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $