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

question 22

Multiple Choice

Stay Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company's ending work in process stock consists of 8,000 units, 60% complete with respect to materials and 80% complete with respect to labour and overhead. If the total cost in this stock is £200,000 and if the cost for materials is £16 per equivalent unit for the period, the cost of labour and overhead per equivalent unit of the production for the period must be

• A)£19.25
• B)£16.00
• C)£25.67
• D)£31.25

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