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Inventory Valuation under Absorption Costing
During the most recent year, Judson Company had the following data associated with the product it makes:
Units in beginning inventory | 300 |
Units produced | 15,000 |
Units sold ($300 per unit) | 12,700 |
Variable costs per unit: | |
Direct materials | $20 |
Direct labor | $60 |
Variable overhead | $12 |
Fixed costs: | |
Fixed overhead per unit produced | $30 |
Fixed selling and administrative | $140,000 |
Required:
1. How many units are in ending inventory?
$ units
2. Using absorption costing, calculate the per-unit product cost.
$
3. What is the value of ending inventory under absorption costing?
1. Units Ending Inventory = Units Beginning Inventory + Units Produced - Units Sold
= 300 + 15000 + 12700
= 2600
2.
Direct Material | $20 |
Direct Labour | $60 |
Variable Overhead | $12 |
Fixed Overhead | $30 |
Unit Product Cost | $122 |
3. Value of Ending Inventory = Units Ending Inventory * Absorption Unit Product Cost
= 2600 * 122
= $317200