Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Fields Company has two manufacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted average method and it reports the following unit data for the Forming department. Units completed in the forming department are transferred to the painting department. Units Beginning work in process inventory 28,000 Direct Materials Percent Complete 60% Conversion Percent Complete 40% Units started this period 350,000 Completed and transferred out 343,000 Ending work in process inventory 35,000 BO 40% Production cost information for the forming department follows. Beginning work in process Direct materials Conversion Costs added this period Direct materials Conversion Total costs to account for $ 47,800 17,300 $ 65,100 1,380,550 971,590 2,352,140 $ 2,417,240 a. Calculate the equivalent units of production for both direct materials and conversion for the Forming department. b. Calculate the costs per equivalent unit of production for both direct materials and conversion for the Forming department. c. Using the weighted average method, assign costs to the forming department's output-specifically, its units transferred to painting and its ending work in process inventory.