Suppose the United States eliminates its tariff on ball bearings used in producing exports. Ball bearing prices in the United States would be expected to A) increase, and the foreign demand for U. S. exports would increase. B) decrease, and the foreign demand for U. S. exports would increase. C) increase, and the foreign demand for U. S. exports would decrease. D) decrease, and the foreign demand for U. S. exports would decrease. E) decrease, and the foreign demand would be unchanged.

Brody corp. uses a process costing system in which direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. beginning inventory for january consisted of 1,050 units that were 65% completed. 10,900 units were started into the process during january. on january 31, the inventory consisted of 500 units that were 50% completed. what would be the equivalent units for direct materials cost using the weighted average method?