Needham Company Uses a Job Order Cost System A)$36,960
B)$22,240

question 38

Multiple Choice

Needham Company uses a job order cost system. During the month of September, the company worked on three jobs. The job order cost sheets for the three jobs contained the following information at the end of September: The company applies overhead at 120% of direct labor cost.During September Job B was completed, and it was sold in October. At the end of September the total cost in work in process was:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & { \text { Job A } } & { \text { Job B } } & { \text { Job C } } \\\hline \text { Beginning Balances } & \$ 4,000 & \$ 3,000 & \$ 6,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Materials } & 1,000 & 1,600 & 2,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Labor } & 2,400 & 4,600 & 1,800 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)$36,960.
• B)$22,240.
• C)$26,400.
• D)None of these.

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