In May,one of the Processing Departments at Messerli Corporation Had

question 52

Multiple Choice

In May,one of the processing departments at Messerli Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of $14,000 and ending work in process inventory of $35,000.During the month,$148,000 of costs were added to production and the cost of units transferred out from the department was $127,000.The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system.In the department's cost reconciliation report for May,the total cost to be accounted for would be:

• A) $162,000
• B) $324,000
• C) $49,000
• D) $310,000

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