Alchemy Manufacturing produces a pesticide chemical and uses process costing. There are three processing departments—Mixing, Refining, and Packaging. On January 1, the first department—Mixing—had no beginning inventory. During January, 56,000 fl. oz. of chemicals were started in production. Of these, 30,000 fl. oz. were completed and 26,000 fl. oz. remained in process. In the Mixing Department, all direct materials are added at the beginning of the production process, and conversion costs are applied evenly throughout the process. The weighted-average method is used. At the end of the month, Alchemy calculated equivalent units. The ending inventory in the Mixing Department was 75% complete with respect to conversion costs. With respect to direct materials, what is the number of equivalent units in the ending inventory?

5. understanding marginal and average tax rates consider the economy of citronia, where citizens consume only oranges. assume that oranges are priced at $1 each. the government has devised the following tax plans: plan a • consumption up to 1,000 oranges is taxed at 50%. • consumption higher than 1,000 oranges is taxed at 20%. plan b • consumption up to 2,000 oranges is taxed at 15%. • consumption higher than 2,000 oranges is taxed at 60%. use the plan a and plan b tax schemes to complete the following table by deriving the marginal and average tax rates under each tax plan at the consumption levels of 300 oranges, 1,200 oranges, and 3,000 oranges, respectively. consumption level plan a plan b (quantity of oranges) marginal tax rate average tax rate marginal tax rate average tax rate (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 300 1,200 3,000 complete the following table by indicating whether each plan is a progressive tax system, a proportional tax system, or a regressive tax system. progressive proportional regressive plan a plan b