Brighton Consulting, a tax advisory firm, worked on 600 tax filings this month, completing 450 of them. The remaining returns were 30% complete. The firm incurred $120,000 in direct labor and overhead costs during the period and had $5,000 in direct labor and overhead costs in beginning inventory. Using the weighted average method, what was the total cost of tax returns completed during the period?
Brighton Consulting, a tax advisory firm, worked on 600 tax filings this month, completing 450 of them. The remaining returns were 30% complete. The firm incurred $120,000 in direct labor and overhead costs during the period and had $5,000 in direct labor and overhead costs in beginning inventory. Using the weighted average method, what was the total cost of tax returns completed during the period?
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Transcribed Image Text:Brighton Consulting, a tax advisory firm, worked on 600 tax filings this month,
completing 450 of them. The remaining returns were 30% complete.
The firm incurred $120,000 in direct labor and overhead costs during the period
and had $5,000 in direct labor and overhead costs in beginning inventory.
Using the weighted average method, what was the total cost of tax returns
completed during the period?
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