Developmental expatriate assignments are described as
a. something longer than a business trip.
b. project-oriented where worker stays in a hotel and family remains behind.
c. moving a person with special skills to become a country manager.
d. involving start-ups or an ongoing managerial presence.
e. significant because of their extreme length of time.

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?