May Company uses the weighted average method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Casting Department for the month of September appear below:    Units Percentage complete Beginning work in process inventory 19 000 80% Transferred in from the previous     department during September 74 000   Ending work in process inventory 17 000 90%   According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was R83 600 at the beginning of September. Additional conversion costs of R427 682 were incurred in the department during the month. No losses occurred during the month. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for September. (Round off to three decimal places.)     A. R5.498   B. R4.684   C. R6.580   D. R5.600

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May Company uses the weighted average method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Casting Department for the month of September appear below: 

 

Units

Percentage complete

Beginning work in process inventory

19 000

80%

Transferred in from the previous

    department during September

74 000

 

Ending work in process inventory

17 000

90%

 

According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was R83 600 at the beginning of September.

Additional conversion costs of R427 682 were incurred in the department during the month.

No losses occurred during the month.

Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for September. (Round off to three decimal places.)

 

  A.

R5.498

  B.

R4.684

  C.

R6.580

  D.

R5.600

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