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Weatherhead Inc. has provided the following data for the month of March. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.

Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $4,800.

The Corporation allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the manufacturing overhead applied during the month in those accounts.

The work in process inventory at the end of March after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to: Round intermediate percentage computations to the nearest whole percent.)

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$19,413

$19,931

$20,002

$19,342

Work In Process Finished Goods Cost of Goods Sold Total Direct materials $ 4,240 $ 14,720 $ 41,560 $ 60,520 Direct labor 9,800 29,440 83,840 123,080 Manufacturing overhead applied 5,830 10,570 34,980 51,380 Total $ 19,870 $ 54,730 $ 160,380 $ 234,980

Explanation / Answer

D. $19,342

Ending work in process inventory after allocation of overapplied manufacturing overhead = $19,870 [($5,830/$51,380) × $4,800] = $19,870 (11% × $4,800) = $19,342

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