Answer the Following Question(s)using the Information Below

question 8

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the information below:
Hawk Ltd.uses process costing in its Fabricating Department.At the beginning of October, it had 12,000 units in beginning work-in-process that were 40% complete with respect to conversion.During October it put 87,000 units into production and completed 89,000 good units.At October 31, there were 3,000 units in ending work-in-process that were 70% complete with respect to conversion.Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process.Inspection occurs at the end of the process and normal spoilage is 6% of good output.Costs related to the beginning inventory were $36,800 for direct materials and $28,600 for conversion costs.During the month, the company issued $280,000 of direct materials and incurred $599,400 of conversion costs.
-Assuming Hawk uses the FIFO method of process costing, the cost of the ending work-in-process inventory is

• A)$23,040.
• B)$23,142.
• C)$28,800.
• D)$28,920.
• E)$19,200.

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Definitions:

Operating Income

This represents the earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) derived from a company's principal operating activities.

Year 2

Refers to the second year of a specific time frame, project, or financial period.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of a product, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (variable and fixed) associated with producing one unit of a product.