The cost of goods sold at the end of the month


Lund Company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate of 70% of direct labor cost. Any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost is closed out to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the month. During March, the following transactions were recorded by the company:

  Raw materials (all direct materials):
  
     Purchased during the month $ 31,000    
     Used in production $ 32,000    
  Labor:

     Direct labor hours worked during the month
2,400    
     Direct labor cost incurred $ 19,200    
     Indirect labour cost incurred $ 7,100    
  Manufacturing overhead costs incurred (total) $ 17,800    
  Inventories:

     Raw materials (all direct), March 31 $ 8,300    
     Work in process, March 1 $ 11,300    
     Work in process, March 31 $ 15,600*   
      *contains $5,800 in direct labor cost.

The balance on March 1 in the Raw Materials inventory account was?

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Accounting Basics: The cost of goods sold at the end of the month
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