Use This Information About Department J to Answer the Questions

question 119

Multiple Choice

Use this information about Department J to answer the questions that follow.
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Department J had no work in process at the beginning of the period. 18,000 units were completed during the period, and 2,000 units were 30% completed at the end of the period. The following manufacturing costs were debited to the departmental work in process account during the period (assume the company uses FIFO and rounds cost per unit to two decimal places) :
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$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } ( 20,000 \text { at } \$ 5 ) & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & 142,300 \\\text { Factory overhead } & 57,200\end{array}$$
-Assuming that all direct materials are placed in process at the beginning of production, what is the total cost of the 18,000 units completed during the period?

• A) $90,000
• B) $193,140
• C) $16,438
• D) $283,140

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Definitions:

Inventory Quantity

The amount of merchandise, raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods that a company holds at any given point in time.

Days' Sales

A financial metric that calculates the average time it takes for a company to convert its inventory into sales.

Inventory

The total amount of goods, raw materials, and finished products that a business has on hand at any given time.

Overstated Inventory

A situation where the book value of inventory is recorded higher than its actual physical count or market value, potentially misleading financial statements.