Problem:
Fisher Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The following information about Fisher Company"s Work in Process inventory account has been provided for the month of May:
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May 1 balance
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$26,000
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Debits during May:
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Direct Materials
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$40,000
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Direct Labor
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$50,000
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Manufacturing Overhead
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$37,500
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During the month, Fisher Company"s Work in Process inventory account was credited for $120,500, which represented the Cost of Goods Manufactured for the month. Only one job remained in process on May 31; this job had been charged with $9,600 of applied overhead cost. The amount of direct materials cost in the unfinished job would be:
A) $10,600
B) $16,700
C) $12,800
D) $23,400