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Miller Company manufactures a product for which materials are added at the beginning of the manufacturing process.A review of the company's inventory and cost records for the most recently completed year revealed the following information:
 Number of Units  Materials  Conversion  Work in process,  Jan. 180% complete  with respect to  conversion costs 100,000$100,000$157,500 Units started into  production 500,000 Costs added during  the year  Materials $650,000 Conversion $997,500 Units completed 450,000 during the year \begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline & \text { Number of Units } & \text { Materials } & \text { Conversion } \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Work in process, } \\\text { Jan. } 180 \% \text { complete } \\\text { with respect to } \\\text { conversion costs }\end{array} & 100,000 & \$ 100,000 & \$ 157,500 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Units started into } \\\text { production }\end{array} &500,000 & & \\\hline \text { Costs added during } & & & \\\text { the year } & & & \\\hline \text { Materials } & & \$ 650,000 & \\\hline \text { Conversion } & & & \$ 997,500 \\\hline\text { Units completed } & 450,000\\\text { during the year }\\\hline\end{array}

The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system.The ending inventory is 50% complete with respect to conversion costs.
Required:
a)Compute the equivalent units of production and the cost per equivalent units for materials and for conversion costs.
b)Determine the cost transferred to finished goods.
c)Determine the amount of cost that should be assigned to the ending work-in-process inventory.

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