Reference no: EM132996522

Darden Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the Welding Department, started the month with 19,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work in process inventory was $18,700. An additional 89,000 units were started into production during the month. There were 22,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Welding Department that were 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of $841,880 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month.

Problem 1: The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month is closest to:

Multiple Choice

Option 1: $9.286
Option 2: $10.000
Option 3: $8.487
Option 4: $9.973