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Process Costing 分步成本制
成本管理會計講義 郭翠菱 老師

教科書 :Cost Accounting-A Managerial Emphasis, 15th edition; Horngren, Datar, and Rajan; Pearson Education; 2015.
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Identify the situation in which process‐costing systems are appropriate. Understand the basic concept of process‐costing and compute average unit cost. Describe the five steps in process costing and calculate equivalent units. Use the weighted‐average method and FIFO method of process costing. Apply process‐costing method to situations with transferred‐in costs. Understand the need for hybrid‐costing systems such as operation‐costing.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the situation in which process‐costing systems are appropriate.

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Job‐Costing and Process Costing: Opposite Ends of a Continuum 分批成本制與分步成本制:一體兩面
Job-Costing Systems 分批成本制 Distinct, identifiable units of a product or service 截然不同,可個別辨認 的產品或服務 Examples: Custom-made machines, Houses 客製化機器,房屋 Process-Costing Systems 分步成本制 Masses of identical or similar units of a product or service 大批相同或類似的 產品或服務 Examples: Food, Chemical processing 食物,化學處理

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補充 分批成本制與分步成本制 的主要相異點:
1. 在分批成本制下,產品成本是按批次(或訂單)別來彙 總。 在分步成本制下,產品成本則定期依生產步序或部門 來累積。 2. 分批成本制以分批成本單(job-cost sheet)彙集及計算 生產批次之產品總成本及單位成本,每一生產批次有一 張分批成本單。 分步成本制採用生產成本報告單(production cost report) ,來蒐集、累積與計算產品的總成本與單位成 本,在同一特定期間內,每一部門須編製一份該部門之 生產成本報告單。
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補充 分批成本制與分步成本制 的主要相似處:
1. 兩種成本制度之主要目的都在計算產品 (或服務項目)的總成本及單位成本。 2. 兩種成本制度之成本流程類似,均依原 料、在製品、製成品到銷貨成本之順序 流動。 3. 兩種成本制度都採用相同的會計科目。

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Process‐Costing分步成本制
 Process‐costing is a system where the unit cost of a

product or service is obtained by assigning total costs to many identical or similar units分步成本制將成本總額 指派到許多相同或相似之產品或服務單位上,求得單位 成本的制度  Each unit receives the same or similar amounts of direct materials costs, direct labor costs, and manufacturing overhead每單位產品都分配到相同或類似的直接材料 成本,直接製造人工成本與製造費用  Unit costs are computed by dividing total costs incurred by the number of units of output from the production process單位成本可由生產過程中所發生成本總額,除 以產出單位數求得
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Process‐Costing Assumptions 分步成本制的假設
 Direct Materials are added at the beginning of the

production process, or at the start of work in a subsequent department down the assembly line直接材 料在生產過程開始時加入,或在次一部門組合生產線開 始時投入  Conversion Costs are added equally along the production process加工成本在生產過程中平均加入

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Illustrating process costing

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Illustrating process costing

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
2. Understand the basic concept of process‐costing and compute average unit cost.

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Case 1: no beginning or ending WIP

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Case 2 : zero beginning and some ending WIP

假設直接材料在生產過程開始時加入, 加工成本在生產過程中平均加入
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
3. Describe the five steps in process costing and calculate equivalent units.

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Five‐Step Process‐Costing Allocation 分步成本制分攤的五個步驟
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙 總產出之實體單位量 Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約 當單位計算產出量 Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配 總成本 Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成 本 Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work‐in‐Process將成本分配至已完成單 位與期末在製品單位
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Equivalent Units約當單位


A derived amount of output units that:
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Takes the quantity of each input in units completed and in unfinished units of work in process and將每一 製成品或是在製品所消耗之投入數量收集起來 2. converts the quantity of input into the amount of completed output units that could be produced with that quantity of input再將收集的投入數量,轉換計 算可以完成多少單位的製成品。  Equivalent Units約當單位,即相當於製成品的數量。 例如,假設某公司的期末在製品存貨有100 單位,完工 比率為60%,則完工60%的100 單位,相當於全部完工 的60 單位(100×60%)。因此,期末在製品存貨就等於60 個約當單位。  Are calculated separately for each input (direct materials and conversion cost)每項投入要素需分別計算約當單位 (直接材料與加工成本)
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Steps 1 & 2 Illustrated
Step 1. Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙總產出之實體單位量 Step 2. Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約當單位計算產出量 ( Exhibit 17‐1)

約當單位

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Steps 3, 4 & 5, Illustrated
Step 3. Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配總成本 Step 4. Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成本 Step 5. Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work-inProcess將成本分配至已完成單位與期末在製品單位 ( Exhibit 17‐2)

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Journal entries
記錄直接原料成本

記錄加工成本

記錄產品移轉至下一個部門繼續加工

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General Ledger Cost Flows Illustrated
( Exhibit 17‐3)

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
4. Use the weighted‐average method and FIFO method of process costing.  當產量之計算,隨著成本流程假設之不同,而兩 種常用的計算方式_‐‐ the weighted‐average method(加權平均法)及FIFO method(先進先出法)

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Weighted‐Average Process‐Costing Method 加權平均分步成本法
 Calculates cost per equivalent unit of all work done to

date (regardless of the accounting period in which it was done)計算截至目前 (不論任何會計期間產生) 之 約當單位單位成本  Assigns this cost to equivalent units completed & transferred out of the process, and to incomplete units in still in‐process將這些成本指派給已完成並轉出,以 及期末在製品存貨中的約當單位

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Weighted‐Average Process‐Costing Method 加權平均分步成本法
 Weighted‐average costs is the total of all costs in the

Work‐in‐Process Account divided by the total equivalent units of work done to date加權平均成本 就是在製品帳戶中所有成本,除以截至目前已完成總約 當單位總數  The beginning balance of the Work‐in‐Process account (work done in a prior period) is blended in with current period costs在製品帳戶期初餘額(當期完 成工作)混入當期期間成本

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Case 3 : some beginning and ending WIP

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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: W. A. Assembly Department
期初WIP 225個 製成品轉出 400個

本期投入 275個
本期完成: DM: 100% CC: 50%

期末WIP 100個: DM: 100個 CC:100 × 50%=50個
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Steps 1 & 2 Illustrated: W. A.
Step 1. Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙總產出之實體單位量 Step 2. Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約當單位計算產出量 ( Exhibit 17‐4)

約當 單位

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Steps 3, 4 & 5 Illustrated: W. A.
Step 3. Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配總成本 Step 4. Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成本 Step 5. Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work-inProcess將成本分配至已完成單位與期末在製品單位 ( Exhibit 17‐5)

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Steps 3, 4 & 5 Illustrated: W. A.

加權平均分步成本法將期初在製品及本期開始生產之產品成本 合併計算,故本期完工的製成品不需區分為來自期初在製品的 部分,以及本期開始製造且完工的部分。

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Steps 3, 4 & 5 Illustrated: W. A.
記錄直接原料成本

記錄加工成本

記錄產品移轉至下一個部門繼續加工

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Result of the Process計算結果


Two critical figures arise out of Step Five of the cost allocation process由成本分攤過程步驟5產生兩個重 要數據:
The amount of the Journal Entry transferring the allocated cost of units completed and sent from Work‐in‐Process Inventory to Finished Goods Inventory日記簿分錄上的金額表示將完工單位之已分 攤成本由在製品存貨移轉至製成品存貨 2. The ending balance of the Work‐in‐Process Inventory account that will appear on the Balance Sheet在製品 存貨帳戶期末餘額將會出現在資產負債表中
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First‐in, First‐Out Process‐Costing Method 先進先出分步成本法
 Assigns the cost of the previous accounting period’s equivalent units in

beginning work‐in‐process inventory to the first units completed and transferred out of the process. Assigns the cost of equivalent units worked on during the current period first to complete beginning inventory, next to stat and complete new units, and lastly to units in ending work‐in‐process inventory  先進先出分步成本法假定期初在製品先完工,而本期開始生產者後完 工,故產品約當單位的計算,與加權平均法約當單位之計算有一個不同 點,那就是The beginning balance of the Work-in-Process account (work done in a prior period) is kept separate from current period costs.先進先出法之約當單位不含期初在製品原已完工部份的約當單位。
先進先出法之約當單位=期初在製品單位數 × (100%-期初完工比率) +本期開始生產且完工單位數 +期末在製品單位數 × 完工比率
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Case 3 : some beginning and ending WIP

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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: FIFO Assembly Department
期初WIP 225個
上期完成: DM: 100% CC: 60% 本期完成: CC: ?


本期投入 275個
本期完成: DM: 100% CC: 50%

製成品400個,由期初 WIP轉出 225個: DM: 225 × (100% -100%) =0個 CC:225 × (100% -60%) =90個 製成品400個,由本期 投入且完成共轉出:

400‐225=175個
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Steps 1 & 2, Illustrated: FIFO

先進先出法之約當單位=期初在製品單位數 × (100%-期初完工比率) +本期開始生產且完工單位數 +期末在製品單位數 × 完工比率
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Steps 1 & 2, Illustrated: FIFO
Step 1. Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙總產出之實體單位量 Step 2. Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約當單位計算產出量 ( Exhibit 17‐6) 約當 單位

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Steps 3, 4 & 5, Illustrated: FIFO
Step 3. Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配總成本 Step 4. Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成本 Step 5. Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work-in-Process將成 本分配至已完成單位與期末在製品單位

( Exhibit 17‐7)

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Steps 3, 4 & 5 Illustrated: FIFO

先進先出法的目的在於區分期初存貨單位,以及當期投入生產 的單位,據以計算不同期間之單位成本,故將期初在製品原已 完工的部分,與當期開始生產並完成者分開個別計算。

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Result of the Process (as before)


Two critical figures arise out of Step Five of the cost allocation process:
The amount of the Journal Entry transferring the allocated cost of units completed and sent from Work‐in‐Process Inventory to Finished Goods Inventory日記簿分錄上的金額表示將完工單位之已分 攤成本由在製品存貨移轉至製成品存貨 2. The ending balance of the Work‐in‐Process Inventory account that will appear on the Balance Sheet在製品 存貨帳戶期末餘額將會出現在資產負債表中
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Comparison of Weighted‐Average & FIFO methods加權平均法與先進先出法之比較

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補充 加權平均法與先進先出法之比較
約當單位
 由於加權平均法的目的在簡化單位成本之計算,故將期初 在製品與在本期開始投入生產且已完成的單位視為相同。  先進先出法的目的在於區分期初存貨單位,以及當期投入 生產的單位,據以計算不同期間之單位成本,故將期初在 製品原已完工的部分,與當期開始生產並完成者分開個別 計算。  先進先出法係假設期初存貨最先製造完成,且最先移轉出 去,並以其個別的單位成本轉出。此種假設較符合邏輯, 因此一般認為此法較為正確,但先進先出法卻比加權平均 法複雜。

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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: W. A. Assembly Department
期初WIP 225個
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製成品轉出 400個



本期投入 275個
本期完成: DM: 100% CC: 50%

期末WIP 100個: DM: 100個 CC:100 × 50%=50個
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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: FIFO Assembly Department
期初WIP 225個
 上期完成: DM: 100% CC: 60%  本期完成: CC:

 本期投入 275個
本期完成: DM: 100% CC: 50%

製成品400個,由期初 WIP轉出 225個: DM: 225 × (100% -100%) =0個 CC:225 × (100% -60%) =90個 製成品400個,由本期 投入且完成共轉出:

400‐225=175個
期末WIP 100個: DM: 100個 CC:100 × 50%=50個
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補充 加權平均法與先進先出法之比較
約當單位
先進先出法之約當單位可以用下式加以表達:
  先進先出法之約當單位=初在製品單位數×(100%-期初完工比率) + 本期開始生產且完工單位數 +期末在製品單位數×完工比率 =   本期所有完工單位數+ 期末在製品約當單位 - 期初在製品上期完工之約當單位 =    加權平均法約當單位- 期初在製品上期完工約當單位

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Q. Top That manufactures baseball‐style hats. Material is introduced at the beginning of the process in the Cutting Department. Conversion costs are incurred (and allocated) uniformly throughout the process. As the cutting of material is completed, the pieces are immediately transferred to the Sewing Department. Data for the Cutting Department for the month of February 2009 follow:  Work‐in‐process, January 31—50,000 units 100% complete for direct materials; 40% completed for conversion costs actual costs of direct materials, $70,500; actual costs of conversion, $34,050  Units started during February, 225,000  Units completed during February 200,000  Work‐in‐process, February 28 75,000 units 100% complete for direct materials; 20% completed for conversion costs  Direct materials added during February [actual costs] $342,000  Conversion costs added during February [actual costs] $352,950
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Assuming Top That uses the weighted‐average method to account for inventories, 1. The equivalent units of work for the month of February are  Direct Materials Conversion Costs  a. 225,000 225,000  b. 200,000 200,000  c. 275,000 215,000  d. 225,000 200,000 2. The cost per equivalent whole unit produced during February is  a. $3.30.  b. $3.55.  c. $3.77.  d. $4.00. 3. The assignment of costs to work‐in‐process at the end of February is  a. $300,000.  b. $266,250.  c $166,525.  d. $139,500.
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If Top That uses the first‐in, first‐out (FIFO) method to account for inventories, 4. The equivalent units of work for the month of February are  Direct Materials Conversion Costs  a. 225,000 225,000  b. 225,000 195,000  c. 275,000 200,000  d. 200,000 195,000 5. The costs per equivalent unit for February are  Direct Materials Conversion Costs  a. $1.50 $1.76
 b.  c.

$1.83

$1.72

$1.71 $1.81  d. $1.52 $1.81 6. The assignment of costs to units completed and transferred to the Sewing Department during February is  a. $658,350. b.$636,450. c.$666,000. d.$652,000.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
5. Apply process‐costing method to situations with transferred‐in costs.

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Transferred‐in Costs轉入成本
 Are costs incurred in previous departments that are carried

forward as the products cost when it moves to a subsequent process in the production cycle轉入成本是發生在前一部門所 發生的成本,作為產品成本的一部份,隨產品實體移轉至生產程 序中的次一步驟  Also called Previous Department Costs又稱前部門成本  Journal entries are made to mirror the progress in production from department to department日記簿分錄可記錄從部門到 部門之間生產的進度  Transferred‐in costs are treated as if they are a separate type of direct material added at the beginning of the process轉入 成本的處理就像是對待另一種於期初投入之直接材料成本一 樣
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Transferred‐in Costs

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Transferred‐in cost Illustrated

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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: Testing Department W. A.
期初WIP 240個 製成品轉出 440個

前部門 轉入400個 成本$52,000

本期完成: DM: 0% CC: 80%

期末WIP 200個: DM: 200 × 0%=0個 CC:200 × 80%=160個
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Transferred‐in cost Steps 1 & 2, Illustrated: W. A.
Step 1. Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙總產出之實體單位量 Step 2. Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約當單位計算產出量 ( Exhibit 17‐8)

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Transferred‐in cost Steps 3, 4 & 5, Illustrated: W. A.
Step 3. Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配總成本 Step 4. Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成本 Step 5. Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work-in-Process將成 本分配至已完成單位與期末在製品單位

( Exhibit 17‐9)

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Transferred‐in cost and the weighted‐average method
記錄產品完工

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Transferred‐in cost Illustrated

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補充 將課本之資料以圖解法計算約當單位: FIFO Testing Department
期初WIP 240個
上期完成: DM: 0% CC: 62.5% 本期完成: DM:? CC: ?

製成品440個,由期初 WIP轉出 240個: DM: 240 × (100% -0%) =240個 CC:240 × (100% -62.5%) =90個 製成品440個,由本期 投入且完成共轉出: 440-240=200個 期末WIP 200個: DM: 200 × 0%=0個 CC:200 × 80%=160個
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前部門 轉入400個 成本$52,480
本期完成: DM: 0% CC: 80%

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Transferred‐in cost Steps 1 & 2, Illustrated: FIFO
Step 1. Summarize the flow of physical units of output彙總產出之實體單位量 Step 2. Compute output in terms of equivalent units以約當單位計算產出量 ( Exhibit 17‐10)

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Transferred‐in cost Steps 3, 4 & 5, Illustrated: FIFO
Step 3. Summarize total costs to account for彙總待分配總成本 Step 4. Compute cost per equivalent unit計算約當單位成本 Step 5. Assign total costs to units completed and to units in ending Work-in-Process將成 本分配至已完成單位與期末在製品單位

( Exhibit 17‐11)

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Transferred‐in cost and the FIFO method

記錄產品完工
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Transferred‐in cost and the FIFO method

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Point to remember about transferred‐in costs

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
6. Understand the need for hybrid‐costing systems such as operation‐costing.

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Hybrid Costing Systems混合成本制
 A Hybrid‐Costing System blends characteristics from both

job‐costing and process‐costing systems  Many actual production systems are in fact hybrids. A common type of hybrid‐costing system is a standardized method or technique that is performed repetitively(分步), often on different materials(分批), resulting in different finished goods.  For example, a furniture manufacturer may manufacture sofas. The sofa can have a basic design and the assembly of that sofa can be accounted for through a process‐costing system. However, each sofa may use a different material—leather, vinyl, cloth, and so on. The only cost difference is in the materials used.  Examples include manufacturers of televisions, dishwashers and washing machines, as well as Adidas.
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記錄實際發生加工成本

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