Chapter 18, Problem 10QS

To determine

Introduction:

Cost of goods sold:The cost incurred in the production and sale of a product refers to cost of goods sold. It is the sum of direct costs involved in the production process of goods sold that includes direct materials, direct labor and direct factory overheads. It does not include any indirect costs such as selling, general and administrative costs such as advertisement, stationery etc.

Cost of goods sold is a business expense and increase in cost of goods sold leads to the reduction in net income of the company. Cost of goods sold is computed by adding opening inventory with cost of materials purchased for the sold goods and deducting the ending inventory.

To calculate:

The costs of goods sold for a manufacturer with the given information.