Benson Inc During 2017, Benson Purchased $1,450,000 of Raw Materials, Incurred Direct

question 86

Multiple Choice

Benson Inc.'s accounting records reflect the following inventories: $$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Dec. 31, 2016 } & \text { Dec. 31, 2017 } \\\text { Raw materials inventory } & \$ 80,000 & \$ 64,000 \\\text { Work in process inventory } & 104,000 & 116,000 \\\text { Finished goods inventory } & 100,000 & 92,000\end{array}$$ During 2017, Benson purchased $1,450,000 of raw materials, incurred direct labor costs of $250,000, and incurred manufacturing overhead totaling $160,000. How much raw materials were transferred to production during 2017 for Benson?

• A)$1,386,000
• B)$1,466,000
• C)$1,450,000
• D)$1,434,000

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