Problem 2: Equivalent Units

Selzik Company makes super-premium cake mixes that go through two processing departmentsBlending and Packaging. The following activity was recorded in the Blending Department during July:

Production data:
Units in process, July 1 (materials 100% complete; conversion 30% complete)		10,000
Units started into production		170,000
Units in process, July 31 (materials 100% complete; conversion 40% complete)		20,000
Cost data:
Work in process inventory, July 1:
Materials cost	$	8,500
Conversion cost	$	4,900
Cost added during the month:
Materials cost	$	139,400
Conversion cost	$	244,200

All materials are added at the beginning of work in the Blending Department. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system.

Required:

1. Calculate the Blending Department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for July.

2. Calculate the Blending Department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for July.