Paceheco Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The Molding Department is the second department in its production process. The data below summarize the departments operations in January. Units Percent Complete with Respect to Conversion Beginning work in process inventory 5,200 70 % Transferred in from the prior department during January 59,100 Completed and transferred to the next department during January 56,900 Ending work in process inventory 7,400 40 % The accounting records indicate that the conversion cost that had been assigned to beginning work in process inventory was $34,658 and a total of $559,354 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during January. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for January in the Molding Department is closest to:

Paceheco Corporation uses the weighted average method in its process costing system. The Molding Department is the second department in its production process. The data below summarize the department's operations in January Percent Complete with Respect to Conversion 70% Beginning work in process inventory Transferred in from the prior department during January Completed and transferred to the next department during January Ending work in process inventory Units 5,200 59,100 56,900 7,400 40% The accounting records indicate that the conversion cost that had been assigned to beginning work in process inventory was $34,658 and a total of $559,354 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during January. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for January in the Molding Department is closest to: Multiple Choice O $9.495 O C) $9.923 O $9.696 O $8.451