Bunnell Corporation is a manufacturer that uses job-order costing. On January 1, the company’s inventory balances were as follows:       Raw materials $ 40,000 Work in process $ 18,000 Finished goods $ 35,000     The company applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. For the current year, the company’s predetermined overhead rate of $16.25 per direct labor-hour was based on a cost formula that estimated $650,000 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 40,000 direct labor-hours. The following transactions were recorded for the year:   Raw materials were purchased on account, $510,000. Raw materials use in production, $480,000. All of of the raw materials were used as direct materials. The following costs were accrued for employee services: direct labor, $600,000; indirect labor, $150,000; selling and administrative salaries, $240,000. Incurred various selling and administrative expenses (e.g., advertising, sales travel costs, and finished goods warehousing), $367,000. Incurred various manufacturing overhead costs (e.g., depreciation, insurance, and utilities), $500,000. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. The company actually worked 41,000 direct labor-hours on all jobs during the year. Jobs costing $1,680,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed during the year. Jobs were sold on account to customers during the year for a total of $2,800,000. The jobs cost $1,690,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets.   7. What is the ending balance in Work in Process?

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Bunnell Corporation is a manufacturer that uses job-order costing. On January 1, the company’s inventory balances were as follows:

 

   
Raw materials $ 40,000
Work in process $ 18,000
Finished goods $ 35,000
 

 

The company applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. For the current year, the company’s predetermined overhead rate of $16.25 per direct labor-hour was based on a cost formula that estimated $650,000 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 40,000 direct labor-hours. The following transactions were recorded for the year:

 

  1. Raw materials were purchased on account, $510,000.
  2. Raw materials use in production, $480,000. All of of the raw materials were used as direct materials.
  3. The following costs were accrued for employee services: direct labor, $600,000; indirect labor, $150,000; selling and administrative salaries, $240,000.
  4. Incurred various selling and administrative expenses (e.g., advertising, sales travel costs, and finished goods warehousing), $367,000.
  5. Incurred various manufacturing overhead costs (e.g., depreciation, insurance, and utilities), $500,000.
  6. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. The company actually worked 41,000 direct labor-hours on all jobs during the year.
  7. Jobs costing $1,680,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed during the year.
  8. Jobs were sold on account to customers during the year for a total of $2,800,000. The jobs cost $1,690,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets.

 

7. What is the ending balance in Work in Process?

 

 

 

 

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