Ron Williams recently took over as the controller of Mission Manufacturing. Last month, the previous controller left
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Ron Williams recently took over as the controller of Mission Manufacturing. Last month, the previous controller left the company with little notice and left the accounting records in disarray. Ron needs the ending inventory balances to report first- quarter numbers. For the previous month (March 2013) Ron was able to piece together the following information:
Direct materials purchased ...............$ 120,000
Work- in- process inventory, 3/ 1/ 2013 ...........$ 35,000
Direct materials inventory, 3/ 1/ 2013 ............$ 12,500
Finished goods inventory, 3/ 1/ 2013 ............$ 160,000
Conversion costs ....................$ 330,000
Total manufacturing costs added during the period ......$ 420,000
Cost of goods manufactured ............4 times direct materials used
Gross margin as a percentage of revenues .........20%
Revenues ........................$ 518,750
Required
Calculate the cost of:
1. Finished goods inventory, 3/ 31/ 2013
2. Work- in- process inventory, 3/ 31/ 2013
3. Direct materials inventory, 3/ 31/ 2013
The ending inventory is the amount of inventory that a business is required to present on its balance sheet. It can be calculated using the ending inventory formula Ending Inventory Formula =...
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Managerial Accounting Decision Making and Motivating Performance
ISBN: 978-0137024872
1st edition
Authors: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan