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Various cost and sales data for Meriwell Company for the just completed year app

ID: 2443749 • Letter: V

Question

Various cost and sales data for Meriwell Company for the just completed year appear in the worksheet below:


Finished goods inventory, beginning $20,000
Finished goods inventory, ending $41,800
Administrative expenses $108,800
Manufacturing overhead $103,400
Purchases of raw materials $125,800
Raw materials inventory, beginning $9,090
Raw materials inventory, ending $5,830
Direct labor $70,700
Work in process inventory, beginning $16,600
Work in process inventory, ending $30,600
Sales $505,000
Selling expenses $79,600

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Of the $103,400 of manufacturing overhead, $13,200 is variable and $90,200 is fixed.




Explanation / Answer

COST SHEET

COST SHEET

Opening Raw materials 9090 Add: Purchase of Raw Materials 125800 134890 Less: Closing Raw Materials 5830 Cost of Direct Materials Consumed 129060 Add: Direct Labour 70700 PRIME COST 199760 Add: Factory Overheads: Variable Manufacturing Overheads 13200 Fixed Manufacturing Overheads 90200 Add: opening stock of work in process 16600 120000 Less: Closing stock of work in process 30600 89400 FACTORY COST: 289160 Add: Office & Administrative Overheads: Administative Expenses 108800 Add: Opening finished goods 20000 128800 Less: Closing finished goods 41800 87000 COST OF GOODS SOLD 376160 Add: Selling and distribution overheads: Selling Expenses 79600 TOTAL COST OF SALES $455,760 PROFIT OF SALES $49,240 SALES $505,000