Question

Tevebaugh Corporation is a manufacturer that uses job-order costing. The company closes out any overapplied or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the year. The company has supplied the following data for the just completed year:

Beginning inventories:
Finished goods	$	30,000
Estimated total manufacturing overhead at the beginning of the year	$	568,000
Estimated direct labor-hours at the beginning of the year		32,000	direct labor-hours

Results of operations:

Raw materials (all direct) requisitioned for use in production	$	501,000
Direct labor cost	$	683,000
Actual direct labor-hours		33,000	direct labor-hours
Manufacturing overhead:
Indirect labor cost	$	176,000
Other manufacturing overhead costs incurred	$	420,000
Selling and administrative:
Selling and administrative salaries	$	219,000
Other selling and administrative expenses	$	346,000
Cost of goods manufactured	$	1,567,000
Sales revenue	$	2,498,000
Cost of goods sold (unadjusted)	$	1,376,000

How much is the total manufacturing cost added to work in process during the year?

Multiple Choice

• $1,268,750

• $1,769,750

• $1,184,000

• $1,567,000

Answer 1

Overhead rate = 568000/32000 = 17.75 per labor hour

Direct material	501000
Direct labor	683000
Applied overhead (33000*17.75)	585750
Total manufacturing cost	1769750

So answer is b) $1769750