The Lakeside Company uses a weighted-average process costing system. The following data are available:         Beginning inventory   -0-   Units started in production   20,000   Units finished during the period   16,000   Units in process at the end of the period (complete as to materials, ¼ complete as to labor and overhead)   4,000   Cost of materials used $ 35,200   Labor and overhead costs $ 37,400  Cost per equivalent unit of labor and overhead is:     $2.20.     $1.87.     $2.34.     $1.97.

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The Lakeside Company uses a weighted-average process costing system. The following data are available:

       
Beginning inventory   -0-  
Units started in production   20,000  
Units finished during the period   16,000  
Units in process at the end of the period
(complete as to materials,
¼ complete as to labor and overhead)
 
4,000
 
Cost of materials used $ 35,200  
Labor and overhead costs $ 37,400  
Cost per equivalent unit of labor and overhead is:
   
$2.20.
   
$1.87.
   
$2.34.
   
$1.97.
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