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The following details refer to Department A in a company that utilizes process costing for the month of May: Percent Complete Units Materials Conversion Beginning

The following details refer to Department A in a company that utilizes process costing for the month of May:

Percent Complete
Units Materials Conversion
Beginning WIP 350 40% 30%
Units started during May ?
Units Completed during May and transferred to the next department 5,800 100% 100%
Ending work in process inventory 600 60% 40%

Materials Conversion
Cost of beginning WIP $10,000 $15,000
Costs added during May $290,000 $387,000
Total cost $300,000 $402,000

The company uses the weighted-average method.

a) Calculate the number of physical units started in May.

b) Calculate the equivalent units for (i) Materials and (ii) Conversion

c) The cost per equivalent unit for (i) Materials and (ii) Conversion (Instructions: Round to the nearest 4th decimal place and use that rounded number in any further calculations - i.e., $XX.XXXX - as an example, if you calculate $16.41937 = $16.4194)

d) The cost of ending WIP Conversion costs (Instructions: Round to the nearest dollar in calculating)

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