calculate the cost of goods manufactured for March.

Problem 4-26 Marigold Company produces high-quality microscopes for education and health care uses. The company uses a job order costing system. Because the microscopes' optics require significant manual labor to ensure adherence to strict manufacturing specifications, the company applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. At the beginning of 2017, the company estimated its manufacturing overhead would be $1,950,000 and that employees would work a total of 48,750 direct labor hours. During March, the company worked on the following five jobs: Direct Materials Direct Labor Direct Labor Hours Beginning added during added during added during Balance March March March $118,600 $3,000 $8,400 160 121,400 2,400 12,150 340 21,900 86,400 36,600 3,450 34,550 71,600 31,810 2,770 18,990 21,890 1,320 $ 296,450 $182,390 $110,850 8,040 287 301 Total Jobs 134 and 158 were started in January, Jobs 212 and 287 were started in February, and Job 301 was started in March. During March, workers completed Jobs 134, 158, and 212. Jobs 134 and 212 were delivered to customers during March. Actual overhead for the month of March was $177,000. The manufacturing overhead account is disposed of annually, not monthly