Darden corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. the first processing department, the welding department, started the month with 19,600 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs. the conversion cost in this beginning work in process inventory was $20,200. an additional 92,000 units were started into production during the month. there were 25,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the welding department that were 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. a total of $844,880 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month. the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month is closest to:
a. $8.486b. $9.965c. $8.738d. $9.200

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Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?