Department J had no work in process at the beginning of the period, 18,000 units were completed during the period, 2,000 units were 30% completed at the end of the period, and the following manufacturing costs were debited to the departmental work in process account during the period (Assuming the company uses FIFO and rounds average cost per unit to two decimal places):
Direct materials (20,000 at $5)
$ 100,000
Direct labor
142,300
Factory overhead
57,200
Assuming that all direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production, what is the total cost of the departmental work in process inventory at the end of the period?
Answer
$90,000
$283,140
$199,500
$16,438