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Alpha Company, on March 1, 2017 has a beginning Work in Process inventory of zero

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Alpha Company, on March 1, 2017 has a beginning Work in Process inventory of zero. All materials are added into production at the beginning of its production. There is only one production WIP inventory. On March 1, Alpha started into production 10,000 units. At the end of the month there were 5,000 units completed and transferred into the Finished Goods Inventory. The ending WIP was 60% complete with respect to conversion. For the month of March the following costs were incurred and recorded in the WIP:

            Direct Material                      $20,000

            Direct Labor                             8,000

            Factory Overhead                  32,000

Alpha uses the weighted-average process costing method. Use this information to determine for the month of March: (Round & enter final answers to the nearest penny.)

            1. the cost per equivalent unit of direct material

            2. the cost per equivalent unit of conversion

            3. the cost per unit transferred to finished goods