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Thing Co. uses a job order costing system. At the beginning of July, the company had the following job in progress:
Job 70 |
$16539 |
During July, Thing Co. incurred the following job related
costs:
Direct Materials |
Direct Labour |
|
Job 70 |
$2740 |
$1163 |
Job 80 |
12316 |
16294 |
Job 90 |
8248 |
7908 |
Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of $3.79 per $1 of
direct labour cost. Jobs 70 and 90 were moved to finished goods
during the month, but neither was sold by the end of the month. Job
80 is still in progress.
What would the debit to Finished Goods Inventory be for the month of July?
Select one:
a. $36598
b. $115214
c. $70977
d. $54438
Job 70 | Job 90 | |
Opening work in process | $ 16,539 | |
Add: Direct material added during the month | $ 2,740 | $ 8,248 |
Add: Direct labour added during the month | $ 1,163 | $ 7,908 |
Add: Manufacturing overhead applied during the month | $3.79*$1,163 = $4,407.77 | $3.79*$7,908 = $29,971.32 |
Total manufacturing cost | $ 24,849.77 | $ 46,127.32 |
Debit finished good inventory | $ 70,977.09 | |
Credit work in process inventory - Job 70 | $ 24,849.77 | |
Credit work in process inventory - Job 90 | $ 46,127.32 |
Answer is: c. $70,977