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: Multiple Choice O $8.310 O $9.886 O $10.600 O $9.979