The Taylor Company Uses a Process Costing System Assume That You Have Calculated a Direct Materials Cost Per

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The Taylor Company uses a process costing system.Assume that direct materials are added at the beginning of the period and that direct labor and overhead are added continuously throughout the process.The company uses the average costing method.The following data are available for one of its accounting periods: $\begin{array} { l l } &\text { Units }\\\text { Beginning work in process }&\text { 26,000 (70 percent complete for conversion }\\& \text { costs) } \\ \text { Units started } & 180,000 \\ \text { Units transferred out } & 191,000 \\ \text { Ending work in process } & 15,000 \text { (60 percent complete far conversion } \\ & \text { costs) } \end{array}$
Assume that you have calculated a direct materials cost per unit of $5 and a conversion cost per unit of $8.Under this assumption,the ending balance for Work in Process Inventory would be

• A) $147,000.
• B) $165,000.
• C) $123,000.
• D) $195,000.

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