What would be the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month?  (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

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1. Fanciful Structures Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the Welding Department, started the month with 22,000 units in its beginning work-in-process inventory that were 20% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work-in-process inventory was $23,320. An additional 97,000 units were started into production during the month and 101,000 units were completed in the Welding Department and transferred to the next processing department. There were 18,000 units in the ending work-in-process inventory of the Welding Department that were 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of $529,380 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month.

What would be the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month?  (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

  A
$5.458.
  B
$5.300.
  C
$5.108.
  D
$4.603.

2. Cahalane Corporation has provided the following data for its two most recent years of operation:

 


     
Selling price per unit $ 91
     
Manufacturing costs:    
Variable manufacturing cost per unit produced:    
Direct materials $ 12
Direct labor $ 5
Variable manufacturing overhead $ 5
Fixed manufacturing overhead per year $ 432,000
Selling and administrative expenses:    
Variable selling and administrative expense per unit sold $ 4
Fixed selling and administrative expense per year $ 78,000
 


  Year 1 Year 2
Units in beginning inventory 0 1,000
Units produced during the year 9,000 12,000
Units sold during the year 8,000 10,000
Units in ending inventory 1,000 3,000
 

Which of the following statements is true for Year 1?
  A
The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead released from inventories is $48,000
  B
The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in inventories is $48,000
  C
The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead released from inventories is $560,000
  D
The amount of fixed manufacturing overhead deferred in inventories is $560,000
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