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FIFO Jarvene Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data are for the most recent month of operations in one of the company’s processing departments: Units in beginning inventory 370 Units started into production 4,290 Units in ending inventory 340 Units transferred to the next department 4,320 ________________________________________ Materials Conversion Percentage completion of beginning inventory 70% 30% Percentage completion of ending inventory 70% 50% ________________________________________ The cost of beginning inventory according to the company’s costing system was $7,836, of which $4,852 was for materials and the remainder was for conversion cost. The costs added during the month amounted to $178,099. The costs per equivalent unit for the month were: Materials Conversion Cost per equivalent unit $18.00 $23.00 ________________________________________ Required: 1. Compute the total cost per equivalent unit for the month. 2. Compute the equivalent units of material and of conversion in the ending inventory. 3. Compute the equivalent units of material and of conversion that were required to complete the beginning inventory. 4. Determine the number of units started and completed during the month. 5. Determine the costs of ending inventory and units transferred out.