Gaston Ltd. uses a normal job- costing system with two direct cost categories-direct materials and direct manufacturing

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Gaston Ltd. uses a normal job- costing system with two direct cost categories-direct materials and direct manufacturing labour-and one indirect cost category-manufacturing overhead. At the beginning of 2016, Gaston had $236,000 in work-in- process inventory. The company allocates manufacturing overhead at the rate of 180% of direct manufacturing labour costs. Total allocated manufacturing overhead for the year was $5,175,000. Manufacturing costs incurred for the year were $9,732,500 and the cost of goods manufactured for the year totalled $9,612,200.

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1. What was the total direct labour cost in 2016?

2. What was the total cost of direct materials used in 2016?

3. What was the dollar amount of work-in-process inventory on December 31, 2016?

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

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