Compute the company prime cost


Problem:

Bodin Company manufactures finger splints for kids who get tendonitis from playing video games. The firm had the following inventories at the beginning and end of the month of January.

                         January 1    January 31
Finished goods     $125,000    $117,000
Work in process    233,000      251,000
Raw material        133,000      124,000

The following additional data pertain to January operations.

Raw material purchased                             $192,000
Direct labor                                                350,000
Actual manufacturing overhead                    165,000
Actual selling and administrative expenses    110,000

The company applies manufacturing overhead at the rate of 60 percent of direct-labor cost. Any overapplied or underapplied manufacturing overhead is accumulated until the end of the year.

Required:

1. Compute the company's prime cost for January.

2. Compute the total manufacturing cost for January.

3. Compute the cost of goods manufactured for January.

4. Compute the cost of goods sold for January.

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