Direct materials requisitioned from the storeroom


General Corporation employs a job order cost system. On May 1 the following balances were extracted from the general ledger;

  • Work in process           $ 35,200
  • Finished goods             86,900
  • Cost of goods sold       128,700

Work in Process consisted of two jobs, no. 101 ($20,400) and no. 103 ($14,800). During May, direct materials requisitioned from the storeroom amounted to $96,500, and direct labor incurred totaled $114,500.These figures are subdivided as follows:                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    

Direct     Materials

    

    

Direct Labor

    
    

Job No.

    
              

Amount

    

    

Job No.

    

    

Amount

    
    

101

    

    

$5,000

    

    

101

    

    

$7,800

    
    

115

    

    

19,500

    

    

103

    

    

20,800

    
    

116

    

    

36,200

    

    

115

    

    

42,000

    
    

Other

    

    

35,800

    

    

116

    

    

18,000

    


    

$96,500

    

    

Other

    

    

25,900

    






    

$114,500

    
  







































Job no. 115 was the only job in process at the end of the month. Job no. 101 and three "other" jobs were sold during May at a profit of 20% of cost. The "other" jobs contained material and labor charges of $21,000 and $17,400, respectively.

General applies overhead daily at the rate of 150% of direct labor cost as labor summaries are posted to job orders. The firm's fiscal year ends on May 31.

Instructions:

a.Compute the total overhead applied to production during May.

b.Compute the cost of the ending work in process inventory.

c.Compute the cost of jobs completed during May.

d.Compute the cost of goods sold for the year ended May 31.

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