Department J Is the Second of Three Sequential Processes in a Company

Department J is the second of three sequential processes in a company that uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. All materials are added at the beginning of processing in Department J. During September, Department J collected the following data:
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$\begin{array}{lcc}&\text { Units}&\text { Percent complete }\\ \text { Work-in-process, September 1. } &16,000& 60 \%\\ \text { Units started. } &50,000\\ \text {Completed and transferred. } &40,000\\ \text { Work-in-process, September 30 } &26,000&20\%\\\end{array}$
The cost per equivalent unit for labour and overhead was closest to:

A) £6.90.
B) £5.95.
C) £5.13.
D) £8.00.

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