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YumYum Meat Company uses a process costing system. The following information relates to one month's activity in the company's Curing Department:

                                                                         Units                                    Conversion  Percentage  Complete

Beginning work in process inventory              10,000                            20%
Units started                                                21,000
Units completed and transferred out                 26,000
Ending work in process inventory                        5,000                            80%

The conversion cost of the beginning inventory was $6,500. During the month, $112,000 in additional conversion cost was incurred.

Required:

Question a) Assume that the company uses the FIFO method. Compute the following:

1. The equivalent units of production for conversion for the month.

2. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion for the month.

3. The total cost transferred out during the month.

4. The cost assigned to the ending work-in-process inventory.

Question b) Assume that the company uses the weighted-average cost method. Compute the following:

1. The equivalent units of production for conversion for the month.

2. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion for the month.

3. The total cost transferred out during the month.

4. The cost assigned to the ending work-in-process inventory.