In: Accounting
John's Water Slides makes custom water slides for hotels. On September 1, there were three jobs in process, Jobs 812, 813, and 814. Two more jobs were started during September, Jobs 815 and 816. By September 30, Jobs 812, 814, and 816 were finished. The following data has been collected:
|
Job 812 |
Job 813 |
Job 814 |
Job 815 |
Job 816 |
9/1 Balance |
$615 |
$830 |
$945 |
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Direct materials |
750 |
235 |
1,280 |
$200 |
$915 |
Direct labor |
420 |
115 |
560 |
320 |
875 |
Overhead is applied at the rate of 120% of direct labor cost. Jobs are sold at cost plus 60%. Selling and administrative expenses for September totaled $2,950. By September 30, Jobs 812 were 816 are sold, but the customer who ordered Job 814 decided he did not want the slide so it is still in the warehouse.
What is the cost of goods sold for September?
a. |
$8,586 |
|
b. |
$5,129 |
|
c. |
$5,720 |
|
d. |
$8,206.40 |
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e. |
$3,575 |
For calculating the cost of goods sold, we will first calculate cost of goods manufactured. The cost of goods manufactured is accounted as follows:
Amounts (in $)
Job 812 | Job 813 | Job 814 | Job 815 | Job 816 | Total | |
Direct Materials | 750 | 235 | 1,280 | 200 | 915 | 3,380 |
Direct Labour | 420 | 115 | 560 | 320 | 875 | 2,290 |
Overhead | 504 | 138 | 672 | 384 | 1,050 | 2,748 |
Total added | 1674 | 488 | 2,512 | 904 | 2,840 | 8,418 |
Job 812 | Job 813 | Job 814 | Job 815 | Job 816 | Total | |
Beginning WIP | 615 | 830 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 2,390 |
Materials, Labor & OH | 1,674 | 488 | 2,512 | 904 | 2,840 | 8,418 |
Manufacturing costs | 2,289 | 1,318 | 3,457 | 904 | 2,840 | 10,808 |
Ending WIP | 0 | 1,318 | 0 | 904 | 0 | 2,222 |
Cost of goods manufactured | 2,289 | 0 | 3,457 | 0 | 2,840 | 8,586 |
Job 813 & Job 815 are included in the work in process inventory while Job 812, 815 & 816 are transferred to the cost of goods manufactured. The cost of the jobs transferred are shown in cost of goods sold and the finished goods inventory:
Job 812 | Job 813 | Job 814 | Job 815 | Job 816 | Total | |
Beginning finished goods inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cost of goods manufactured | 2,289 | 0 | 3,457 | 0 | 2,840 | 8,586 |
Goods available for sale | 2,289 | 0 | 3,457 | 0 | 2,840 | 8,586 |
Ending FG inventory | 0 | 0 | 3,457 | 0 | 0 | 3,457 |
Cost of goods sold | 2,289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,840 | 5,129 |
Hence, cost of goods sold for September is option b. i.e. $5,129.