Question

The following events took place at a manufacturing company for the current year:

(1) Purchased $97,000 in direct materials.
(2) Incurred labor costs as follows: (a) direct, $58,000 and (b) indirect, $15,600.
(3) Other manufacturing overhead was $109,000, excluding indirect labor.
(4) Transferred 80% of the materials to the manufacturing assembly line.
(5) Completed 65% of the Work-in-Process during the year.
(6) Sold 85% of the completed goods.
(7) There were no beginning inventories.

Required:
What is the value of the ending Work-in-Process Inventory?

Answer 1

Answer: $25,369.50

Step-by-step explanation:

GIVEN THE FOLLOWING :

Purchased direct material = $97,000

(2) Incurred labor costs as follows: (a) direct, $58,000 and (b) indirect, $15,600.

(3) Other manufacturing overhead was $109,000, excluding indirect labor.

(4) Transferred 80% of the materials to the manufacturing assembly line.

(5) Completed 65% of the Work-in-Process during the year.

(6) Sold 85% of the completed goods.

(7) There were no beginning inventories.

Ending work in process inventory is calculated by;

(Beginning inventory + 0.8(direct material purchased) + direct Labor + (indirect labor + other manufacturing overhead)) × percentage Work in process

($0 + (0.8×97000) + 58000 + (15600+109000))×0.65

=($0 + $77,600 + $58,000 + 124600)×0.65 = $169,130

Ending WIP Inventory = (100-85)% × $169,130

0.15 × $169,130 = $25,369.50