Plemmon Company adds materials at the beginning of the process in the forming department, which is the first two stages of its production cycle. Information concerning the materials used in the forming department as April follows:

Units Materials Cost

Work in process at April 1 15,000 $8,000

Units started during April 60,000 $38,500

Units completed and transferred to next dept. 65,000

during April.

Using the average cost method, what is the materials cost of the work in process at April 30 (rounded to the nearest dollar)?

a $7,154

b.$6,200

c.$7,750

d.$6,417