Organic Sugar Company at Ohio has six processing departments for refining sugar: Affination, Carbonatation, Decolorization, Boiling, Recovery, and Packaging. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout each process. Data from the month of August for the Decolorization Department are as follows:

The ending Work-in-Process Inventory is 100% and 65% complete with respect to direct materials and conversion costs respectively. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for the units transferred to the Boiling process. (Round your answer to two decimal places)

A) $446.00 per metric ton

B) $536.00 per metric ton

C) $414.00 per metric ton

D) $377.30 per metric ton

Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory Started in production 12,500 Completed and transferred out to Boiling in August 7,000 Ending Work-in-Process Inventory 5,500 Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory Costs added during August: Direct materials Direct labor Metric Tons 10 Manufacturing overhead Total costs added during August Costs $0 2,500,000 1,250,000 625,000 $4,375,000