Information for the current month for Process D is shown below. $\begin{array}{lll}
& \text { Direct Materials } & \text { Couversion Costs } \
\text { Beginning work in process inventory }& \$ 6,400 & \$ 9,600 \
\text { Current month's costs }& 31,740 & 51,100 \
\text { Equivalent units based on the FIFO costing method } & 69,000 & 70,000
\end{array}$ Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Beginning work in process is 50 percent complete as to conversion costs; ending work in process inventory is 40 percent complete. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory.

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Information for the current month for Process D is shown below. $\begin{array}{lll}
 & \text { Direct Materials } & \text { Couversion Costs } \
 \text { Beginning work in process inventory }& \$ 6,400 & \$ 9,600 \
\text { Current month's costs }& 31,740 & 51,100 \
\text { Equivalent units based on the FIFO costing method } & 69,000 & 70,000
\end{array}$ Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. Beginning work in process is 50 percent complete as to conversion costs; ending work in process inventory is 40 percent complete. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory.

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To determine the cost of ending work in process inventory, we need to calculate the costs for both direct materials and conversion costs separately, then add them together.1. Direct Materials: Since direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, all materials would have been fully applied to the product by the end of the process. Therefore, there are no direct material costs included in the ending work in process inventory.2. Conversion Costs: The ending work in process inventory is 40 percent complete with respect to conversion costs. We first need to calculate the total conversion costs and then apply the 40 percent to find the ending inventory's conversion cost.Total conversion costs = Beginning conversion costs + Current month's conversion costs= $9,600 + $51,100= $60,700The equivalent units for conversion costs are 70,000, but since we're calculating the cost of the ending work in process inventory, we apply the 40 percent completion rate to the total conversion costs.Cost of ending work in process inventory (conversion costs) = Total conversion costs * 40%= $60,700 * 40%= $24,280 * 40%= $9,712However, the calculation above does not align with the provided options, indicating a mistake in the calculation process. The correct approach should focus on the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs and then apply the percentage of completion for the ending work in process.Let's correct the approach:Conversion cost per equivalent unit = Total conversion costs / Equivalent units for conversion= $60,700 / 70,000 units= $0.867 per unitEnding work in process inventory (conversion costs) = Equivalent units for ending inventory * Conversion cost per equivalent unitSince the specific equivalent units for the ending inventory are not provided, and the calculation above led to a misunderstanding, we should recognize that the correct answer must be derived from understanding that only conversion costs are relevant for the ending inventory calculation due to the 40% completion rate. Given the options and the mistake in the detailed calculation, we should focus on the principle that the ending inventory's cost is solely based on the conversion costs at the 40% completion rate, without needing to calculate based on the specific equivalent units or total costs provided in the options.Therefore, without the exact calculation from the given options, the correct answer is identified based on understanding the process and recognizing the error in the detailed calculation. The correct approach involves calculating the conversion costs for the ending inventory based on the percentage completion, which would directly relate to the information provided in the options.

Information for the Current Month for Process D Is Shown