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

question 10

Multiple Choice

Darden Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the Welding Department, started the month with 18,000 units in its beginning work in process stock. These units were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work in process stock was £16,200. An additional 84,000 units were started into production during the month. 17,000 units were in the ending work in process stock of the Welding Department. These units were 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of £836,880 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month. What would be the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month? (Round off to three decimal places.)

• A)£8.286
• B)£9.000
• C)£8.804
• D)£9.963

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Definitions:

Hyoid Bone

A horseshoe-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue and is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone.

Larynx

The voice box located in the throat, responsible for producing sound, protecting the trachea during swallowing, and regulating airflow.

Trigeminal Nerve

The fifth cranial nerve responsible for sensory data from the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing.

Ansa Cervicalis

A looped network of nerves in the neck that supplies motor innervation to some of the muscles of the larynx and the infrahyoid muscles.