On March 1 a dressmaker starts work on three custom-designed wedding dresses. Th

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On March 1 a dressmaker starts work on three custom-designed wedding dresses. The company uses job order costing and applies overhead to each job (dress) at the rate of 54% of direct materials costs. During the month, the jobs used direct materials as shown below.

Job 1

Job 2

Job 3

Direct materials used

$6,400

$8,400

$2,900

During the month, the jobs used direct labor as shown below. Jobs 1 and 3 are not finished by the end of March, and Job 2 is finished but not sold by the end of March.

Job 1

Job 2

Job 3

Direct labor used

$9,300

$5,000

$4,000

1.

Determine the amounts of direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead applied that would be reported on job cost sheets for each of the three jobs for March.

2.

Determine the total dollar amount of Work in Process Inventory at the end of March.

3.

Determine the total dollar amount of Finished Goods Inventory at the end of March. Assume the company has no beginning Work in Process or Finished Goods inventories.

On March 1 a dressmaker starts work on three custom-designed wedding dresses. The company uses job order costing and applies overhead to each job (dress) at the rate of 54% of direct materials costs. During the month, the jobs used direct materials as shown below.

Explanation / Answer

( A ) JOB 1($) JOB 2($) JOB 3($) DIRECT MATERIAL 6400 8400 2900 DIRECT LABOUR 9300 5000 4000 OVERHEAD 3456 4536 1566 (54% OF D.M) TOTAL COST 19156 17936 8466 ( B ) WORK IN PROGRESS INVENTORY($) 19156        - 8466 ( C ) FINISHED GOODS INVENTORY($)         - 17936           -

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