nnenbaum Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 2,100 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:

	Cost	Percent Complete
Materials costs	$ 7,400	65%
Conversion costs	$ 8,500	45%

A total of 9,900 units were started and 7,600 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	$ 127,200
Conversion costs	$ 208,700

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

The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:

		$8.14
		$13.73
		$8.96
		$9.56