Annenbaum Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 1,000 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:

	Cost				Percent Complete
Materials costs	$	6,300				65%
Conversion costs	$	7,400				45%

A total of 7,700 units were started and 6,500 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department during the month:

	Cost
Materials costs	$	126,100
Conversion costs	$	207,600

The ending inventory was 50% complete with respect to materials and 35% complete with respect to conversion costs.

The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the first department for the month is closest to:

Multiple Choice

• $25.71

• $30.64

• $27.84

• $29.57