Weight means that the weights used in the adjustment calculation are different because of the different precision of the measured values. The higher the accuracy, the greater the weight. "Weighting" means "multiplying by weight", which means "multiplying by coefficient".

A set of data is given, in which 3 appears 6 times, 4 appears 3 times and 2 appears 1 time. 6,3 and 1 are called weights. This method is called weighting method. Generally speaking, the average is to add up all the numbers and divide them by the total. Expressed as: (p1+p2+P3+...+pn)/n.

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The application of "weighting" in accounting;

Inventory weighted average unit cost = (inventory cost at the beginning of the month+inventory cost purchased this month)/(inventory quantity at the beginning of the month+inventory quantity purchased this month) inventory cost at the end of the month = inventory quantity at the end of the month × inventory weighted average unit cost.

Inventory cost issued in the current period = inventory quantity issued in the current period× weighted average inventory unit cost or = inventory cost at the beginning+inventory cost at the current period-inventory cost at the end.

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