Question

During its first year of operations, the McCormick Company incurred the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials, $5 per unit, Direct labor, $3 per unit, Variable overhead, $4 per unit, and Fixed overhead, $200,000. The company produced 25,000 units, and sold 17,500 units, leaving 7,500 units in inventory at year-end. What is the value of ending inventory under absorption costing?

Answer 1

$150,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of value of ending inventory under absorption costing is shown below:-

Total Cost per unit = Direct Material per unit + Direct Labor per unit + Variable Overhead per unit + Fixed Overhead per unit

= $5 + $4 + $3 + ( $200,000 ÷ 25,000 units)

= $5 + $4 + $3 + $8

= $20

Ending Inventory in units = Units produced - Units sold

= 25,000 - 17,500

= 7,500

Cost of Ending Inventory = Total Cost per unit × Ending Inventory units

= $20 × 7,500

= $150,000

So, for computing the cost of ending inventory we simply multiply the total cost per unit with ending inventory units.