If there were no beginning work in process and no ending work in process under the weighted-average process costing method, the number of equivalent units for direct materials, if direct materials were added at the start of the process, would be A. More than the units started or transferred in during the period. B. Equal to the units completed during the period. C. Less than the units completed during the period. D. Equal to total of units started and units completed during the period.

Equal to total of units started and units completed during the period

Explanation:

Equivalent units

These are said to be numbers of complete whole units that could be gotten from the material and effort evident or contained in partially completed units.

Equivalent units of production usually of weighted-average method is defined as the number of units taking oit or transferred to the next department or to finished goods during the timeframe in addition with the equivalent units in the departments' ending work in process inventory.

Equivalent Units of Production is simply known to be equal to the Units Transferred Out plus the Ending Units in Process.

Ending work-in-process

Beginning work in process is the addition that is Started in Process, minus units to be accounted for and minus units transferred out which will equal to ending work in process. Therefore, as a result of the fact that  no beginning work-in-process and ending work-in-process is evident, the units started during the period is also the completed units on the same period.

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