Question: Pureform, Inc. uses the weighted average method in its process costing system.It produces a product that goes through two parts.The data for the last month

Pureform, Inc. uses the weighted average method in its process costing system. It produces a product that goes through two parts. The data for the last month for the first department are as follows:

unitsMaterialsLabor forceoverhead
Working in process inventory, starting70.000$61.100$26.300$37.500
Units that start processing669.000
Transferred units690.000
Working in process inventory, finished49.000
Added cost during the month$808.060$323.805$462.650

Initial work in the process inventory was 90% complete in terms of materials and 75% in terms of labor and overheads. Finishing work in the process inventory was completed 70% according to materials and 50% according to labor and general expenses.

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1. Calculate the monthly equivalent production units for the first division's material, labor and overheads.

2. Determine the first department's monthly equivalent per unit cost for materials, labor, and overheads.

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