In: Accounting
In May, one of the processing departments at Messerli Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of $31,000 and ending work in process inventory of $52,000. During the month, $165,000 of costs were added to production and the cost of units transferred out from the department was $144,000. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. In the department’s cost reconciliation report for May, the total cost to be accounted for would be: Multiple Choice $361,000 $196,000 $392,000 $83,000