Paxton Company Uses the Weighted-Average Method in Its Process Costing

question 17

Multiple Choice

Paxton Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system.The Molding Department is the second department in its production process.The data below summarize the department's operations in January. The accounting records indicate that the conversion cost that had been assigned to beginning work in process inventory was $10,973 and a total of $268,107 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during January. What was the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for January in the Molding Department? (Round your answer to three decimal places. )

• A) $4.038.
• B) $4.704.
• C) $5.080.
• D) $5.348.

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