Response to the following problem:
The following events took place for Bridger Bikes Inc. during July 2012, the first month of operations, as a producer of road bikes:
• Purchased $340,000 of materials.
• Used $329,000 of direct materials in production.
• Incurred $160,000 of direct labor wages.
• Applied factory overhead at a rate of 80% of direct labor cost.
• Transferred $590,000 of work in process to finished goods.
• Sold goods with a cost of $550,000.
• Sold goods for $918,000.
• Incurred $132,500 of selling expenses.
• Incurred $80,000 of administrative expenses.
a. Prepare the July income statement for Bridger Bikes Inc. Assume that Bridger Bikes uses the perpetual inventory method.
b. Determine the inventory balances at the end of the first month of operations.