question archive Wealth Company has the following transactions for the month of November: Purchased materials on account for $300,000 Materials requisitioned for $75,000 Direct labor for the month was incurred (but not yet paid) of $50,000

Wealth Company has the following transactions for the month of November: Purchased materials on account for $300,000 Materials requisitioned for $75,000 Direct labor for the month was incurred (but not yet paid) of $50,000

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Wealth Company has the following transactions for the month of November:

Purchased materials on account for $300,000

Materials requisitioned for $75,000

Direct labor for the month was incurred (but not yet paid) of $50,000.

Actual overhead for the month was $30,000. It has not been paid yet. (Charge to various payables.)

Overhead is applied to production at the rate of 50% of direct labor.

Jobs totaling $50,000 were transferred from Work-in-Process to Finished Goods.

Jobs costing $34,000 were sold.

Balances at the beginning of the month were:

?

Materials

34,240

Work-in-Process

0

Finished Goods

12,000

?

Calculate the ending balance of raw materials.

  a.

$123,900

  b.

$300,000

  c.

$200,000

  d.

$345,850

  e.

$259,240

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Answer . e. $259,240

Explanation :

Ending balance of raw materials = Beginning Bal. + Purchased materials - Materials requisitioned

= $34,240 + $300,000 - $75,000 = $259,240