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Use the following information to answer questions 39 - 42. For January, a firm's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs are 20,000 and 16,000, respectively. The total cost of materials used during the month is $64,000, and conversion costs are $80,000. Materials costs and conversion costs in the beginning Work in Process Inventory totaled $12,000 and $16,000, respectively. Ending Work in Process Inventory is 4,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to conversion costs. (The firm uses the average costing approach).

The cost per equivalent unit as to materials is:
Answer:
a. $1.20
b. $7.60
c. $3.80
d. $5.70
____

The cost per equivalent unit as to conversion costs is:
Answer:
a. $ 2.00
b. $12.00
c. $ 8.00
d. $ 6.00

______

The cost of ending Work in Process Inventory as to conversion costs is:
Answer:
a. $ 0
b. $ 4,800
c. $19,200
d. $24,000

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The cost of goods transferred to Finished Goods Inventory is:
Answer:
a. $132,800
b. $152,000
c. $156,800
d. $167,200

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Use the following information to answer questions 39 - 42. For January, a firm's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs are 20,000 and 16,000, respectively. The total cost of materials used during the month is $64,000, and conversion costs are $80,000. Materials costs and conversion costs in the beginning Work in Process Inventory totaled $12,000 and $16,000, respectively. Ending Work in Process Inventory is 4,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to ...

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