The Following Account Balances Has Been Extracted from Jimbob Co

question 25

Multiple Choice

The following account balances has been extracted from Jimbob Co.'s general ledger: $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Direct materials used in production } & \$ 200,000 \\\hline \text { Depreciation factory building } & \$ 10,000 \\\hline \text { Depreciation factory equipment } & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Depreciation sales department automobiles } & \$ 10,000 \\\hline \text { Direct wages factory employees } & \$ 200,000 \\\hline \text { Sales department salaries and commissions } & \$ 150,000 \\\hline \text { Factory manager's salary } & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Utility costs factory } & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Utility costs sales office } & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What was the total of manufacturing costs?

• A)$510,000.
• B)$740,000.
• C)$560,000.
• D)$400,000.

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