Moulgadi Corporation Uses the FIFO Method in Its Process Costing

question 45

Multiple Choice

Moulgadi Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below: Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
-The cost of a completed unit transferred out of the department is closest to:

• A) $63.28
• B) $59.70
• C) $56.06
• D) $71.98

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

The cumulative hours put in by workers who are directly engaged in the manufacturing process.

Standard Labor Rate

The predetermined cost per hour for labor, used in budgeting and costing calculations.

Standard Machine-Hours

A predetermined amount of time that should be required to complete a task or produce a product on a machine, used for planning and efficiency analyses.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours taken to produce something and the standard hours expected, multiplied by the variable overhead rate per hour.