You are engaged in an audit of the Roche Mfg. Company for the year ended December 31,
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a. Pricing tests showed that the physical inventory was overpriced by $2,200.
b. Footing and extension errors resulted in a $150 understatement of the physical inventory.
c. Direct labor included in the physical inventory amounted to $10,000. Overhead was included at the rate of 200% of direct labor. You determined that the amount of direct labor was correct and the overhead rate was proper.
d. The physical inventory included obsolete materials recorded at $250. During December, these materials were removed from the inventory account by a charge to cost of sales. Your audit also disclosed the following information about the December 31, 2007 inventory.
e. Total debits to certain accounts during December are:
________________________________________December
Purchases .............. $24,700
Direct labor .............. 12,100
Manufacturing overhead expense ..... 25,200
Cost of sales ............. 68,600
f. The cost of sales of $68,600 included direct labor of $13,800.
g. Normal scrap loss on established product lines is negligible. However, a special order started and completed during December had excessive scrap loss of $800, which was charged to Manufacturing Overhead Expense.
Required
1. Compute the correct amount of the physical inventory at November 30, 2007.
2. Without prejudice to your solution to Requirement 1, assume that the correct amount of the inventory at November 30, 2007 was $57,700. Compute the amount of the inventory at December 31, 2007.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones
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