In: Accounting
Dacosta Corporation had only one job in process on May 1. The job had been charged with $2,400 of direct materials, $6,966 of direct labor, and $10,104 of manufacturing overhead cost. The company assigns overhead cost to jobs using the predetermined overhead rate of $19.60 per direct labor-hour.
During May, the following activity was recorded:
| Raw materials (all direct materials): | |
|---|---|
| Beginning balance | $ 9,100 | 
| Purchased during the month | $38,600 | 
| Used in production | $39,900 | 
| Labor: | |
| Direct labor-hours worked during the month | 2,500 | 
| Direct labor cost incurred | $25,110 | 
| Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred | $33,900 | 
| Inventories: | |
| Raw materials, May 30 | ? | 
| Work in process, May 30 | $17,093 | 
Work in process inventory on May 30 contains $3,849 of direct labor cost. Raw materials consist solely of items that are classified as direct materials.
The cost of goods manufactured for May was:
| Beginning work in process [ 2400 + 6966 + 10104 ] | 19470 | 
| (+)Direct materials used during the month | 39900 | 
| (+) Direct labor cost incurred during the month | 25110 | 
| (+) Manufacturing overhead applied [ 2500 * 19.60 ] | 49000 | 
| (-) Ending work in process | 17093 | 
| Cost of goods manufactured for May | 116387 |