Timekeeper Inc. manufactures clocks on a highly automated assembly line. Its costing system uses two...

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Timekeeper Inc. manufactures clocks on a highly automated assembly line. Its costing system uses two cost categories, direct materials and conversion costs. Each product must pass through the Assembly Department and the Testing Department. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the production process. Conversion costs are allocated evenly throughout production. Timekeeper Inc. uses weightedaverage costing.

Data for the Assembly Department for June 2017 are:

Work in process, beginning inventory

400 units

Direct materials (100% complete)

Conversion costs (50% complete)

Units started during June

960 units

Work in process, ending inventory:

180 units

Direct materials (100% complete)

Conversion costs (70% complete)
Costs for June 2017:

Work in process, beginning inventory:

Direct materials

$90,500

Conversion costs

$135,500

Direct materials costs added during June

$601,000

Conversion costs added during June

$403,500

What is the direct materials cost per equivalent unit during June?

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