Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Questions

question 30

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the following Questions
Universal Manufacturing uses a weighted-average process-costing system. All materials are introduced at the start of manufacturing, and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The company's beginning and ending work-in-process inventories totaled 10,000 units and 15,000 units, respectively, with the latter units being 2/3 complete at the end of the period. Universal started 30,000 units into production and completed 25,000 units. Manufacturing costs follow.
Beginning work in process: Materials, $60,000; conversion cost, $150,000
Current costs: Materials, $180,000; conversion cost, $480,000

-Universal's equivalent-unit cost for materials is:

• A) $4.50.
• B) $6.00.
• C) $8.00.
• D) $9.60.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

Extra earnings received from disposing of an additional unit of a good or service.

Market Price

The price of a commodity when sold in a given market, reflecting supply and demand dynamics.

Profit-Maximizing

The process or strategy of setting prices or production levels to achieve the highest possible profit.

ATC

Average Total Cost, calculated by dividing total cost by the quantity of output produced.