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

question 9

Multiple Choice

Benson Inc.'s accounting records reflect the following inventories: $$\begin{array} { l c c c } & \text { Dec. } 31,2016 & \text { Dec. 31, 2017 } \\\text { Raw materials inventory } & \$ 80,000 & \$ 64,000 \\\text { Work in process inventory } & 104,000 & 116,000 \\\text { Finished goods inventory } & 100,000 & 92,000\end{array}$$ During 2017, Benson purchased $1,450,000 of raw materials, incurred direct labor costs of $250,000, and incurred manufacturing overhead totaling $160,000. Assume Benson's cost of goods manufactured for 2017 amounted to $1,660,000.How much would it report as cost of goods sold for the year?

• A)$1,668,000
• B)$1,568,000
• C)$1,760,000
• D)$1,652,000

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