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Claremore Industries uses a weighted-average process-costing system. All materials are added at the beginning of the process; conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout production. The company finished 40,000 units during the period and had 15,000 units in progress at year-end, the latter at the 40% stage of completion. Total material costs amounted to $220,000; conversion costs were $414,000.
-The cost of goods completed is:
A) $312,000.
B) $414,000.
C) $520,000.
D) $634,000.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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The cost of goods completed can be calculated by adding the total material costs and conversion costs, which are $220,000 and $414,000 respectively, giving a total of $634,000. However, this total cost includes both the cost of goods completed and the cost of ending work in process inventory. To find the cost of goods completed, we need to subtract the cost of the ending work in process inventory. Since all materials are added at the beginning, the entire material cost is part of the cost of goods completed. The conversion cost needs to be allocated based on the stage of completion for the ending inventory. However, the question specifically asks for the cost of goods completed, not the allocation of costs between completed goods and work in process. Therefore, the calculation mistake in the explanation led to an incorrect conclusion. The correct approach involves calculating the equivalent units for conversion costs and allocating costs based on these units, but the information provided does not directly lead to any of the answer choices without further calculation. Given the misunderstanding in the explanation, the correct answer should involve calculating the cost per equivalent unit and then applying it to the units completed and in process, but the initial explanation incorrectly summed total costs without allocation.

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