Grotto company had the equivalent units schedule and cost information for its Marketing Department for the month of October, as shown below.

	Direct Materials				Conversion Costs
Units completed		46,000				46,000
Add: Units in ending work in process
Percentage complete:
19,000 100% direct materials		19,000
19,000 40% conversion materials						7,600
Eqivalent units of output		65,000				53,600
Costs:
Work in process, December 1:
Direct materials						$68,000
Conversion costs						13,000
Total work in process						$81,000
Current costs:
Direct materials						$530,000
Conversion costs						188,000
Total current costs						$718,000

Required:

1. Calculate the unit cost for October, using the weighted average method. Round interim calculations to the nearest cent and, if required, round your answer to the nearest cent.

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2. Calculate the cost of goods transferred out, calculate the cost of EWIP, and reconcile the costs assigned with the costs to account for. Round interim calculations to the nearest cent and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Cost of goods transferred out:

Units completed
Cost of EWIP
Total costs assigned (accounted for)

Reconciliation Cost to account for:

BWIP
Current (October)
Total

3. What if you were asked to show that the weighted average unit cost for materials is the blend of the September unit materials cost and the October unit materials cost? The September unit materials cost is $3.58 ($68,000 / 19,000), and the October unit materials cost is $11.52 ($530,000 / 46,000). The equivalent units in BWIP are 19,000, and the FIFO equivalent units are 46,000. Calculate the weighted average unit materials cost using weights defined as the proportion of total units completed from each source (BWIP output and current output). Round interim calculations to the nearest cent and, if required, round your answer to the nearest cent.