Larner Corporation Uses the Weighted-Average Method in Its Process Costing

question 57

Multiple Choice

Larner Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Operating data for the first processing department for the month of June appear below: According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was $68,064 at the beginning of June. Additional conversion costs of $585,324 were incurred in the department during the month. What was the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month? (Round off to three decimal places.)

• A)$6.892
• B)$6.806
• C)$5.575
• D)$7.090

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Definitions:

Volume-related Measures

Metrics that evaluate performance, capacity, or financial results based on the volume of activities, production, or transactions.

Manufacturing Settings

The environment or scenario where manufacturing processes take place, including all operational aspects like the production line, workers, and machinery.

Allocation Base

It's a measure used to distribute indirect costs to different cost objects, such as products or services.

Departmental Cost Pools

Aggregations of all costs related to a specific department within a company, used in allocating costs to products or services.