Paceheco Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing sys

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Paceheco Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The Molding Department is the second department in its production process. The data below summarize the department's operations in January. Percent Complete with Respect to Conversion Units 5,500 59,400 57,200 7,700 70% Beginning work in process inventory Transferred in from the prior department during January Completed and transferred to the next department during January Ending work in process inventory 40% The accounting records indicate that the conversion cost that had been assigned to beginning work in process inventory was $34,958 and a total of $559,654 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during January. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for January in the Molding Department is closest to:

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Equivalent units for conversion costs = 57200+(7700*40%)= 60280 Cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs = (34958+559654)/60280= $9.864 Option 1 is correct

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