Information About Units Processed and Processing Costs Incurred During a Recent

question 108

Multiple Choice

Information about units processed and processing costs incurred during a recent month in the Refining Department of a manufacturing company follow: $\begin{array} {| l | r | r | } \hline & \text { Number of Units } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Conversion costs } \\\text { percentage complete }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Beginning work in process } \\\text { inventory }\end{array} & 11,000 & 35 \% \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Units started into } \\\text { production }\end{array} & 120,000 & \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Units completed and } \\\text { transferred out }\end{array} & 114,000 & 30 \% \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Ending work in process } \\\text { inventory }\end{array} & 17,000 & \\\hline\end{array}$
The beginning work-in-process inventory included $11,000 of conversion cost. During the month, the Refining Department incurred an additional $290,000 in conversion costs.

-Assuming that the company uses the weighted-average cost method,what is the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month in the refining Department,rounded to the nearest cent?

• A) $2.55.
• B) $2.53.
• C) $2.50.
• D) $2.44.

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