Question

Conrad, Inc. recently lost a portion of its records in an office fire. The following information was salvaged from the accounting records. Cost of Goods Sold $ 65,000 Work-in-Process Inventory, Beginning 10,500 Work-in-Process Inventory, Ending 9,000 Selling and Administrative Expense 15,000 Finished Goods Inventory, Ending 15,000 Finished Goods Inventory, Beginning ? Direct Materials Used ? Factory Overhead Applied 12,000 Operating Income 14,000 Direct Materials Inventory, Beginning 11,000 Direct Materials Inventory, Ending 6,000 Cost of Goods Manufactured 60,000 Direct labor cost incurred during the period amounted to 1.5 times the factory overhead. The CFO of Conrad, Inc. has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and to report to him by the end of the day. What is the amount of total manufacturing cost?

Answer 1

Material Cost (Balancing figure)	$      28,500.00
Direct Labour	$      18,000.00
Total Manufacturing Overheads	$      12,000.00
Total manufacturing cost	$      58,500.00
Add: Work in Progress, Beginning	$      10,500.00
Total WIP	$      69,000.00
Less: Work in Progress, Ending	$         9,000.00
Cost Of Goods manufactured	$      60,000.00

Answer- The amount of total manufacturing cost= $58500

Total Manufacturing cost includes Direct labor cost plus direct material cost plus Manufacturing overheads applied.