McQueen Motor Company manufactures automobiles. During September 2022, the company purchased 5,000 headlamps at a cost of $15 per lamp. Fifty of these lamps were used to replace the headlamps in autos used by traveling sales staff, and 4,600 lamps were put in autos manufactured during the month. Of the autos put into production during September 2022, 90% were completed and transferred to the company’s storage lot. Of the cars completed during the month, 70% were sold by September 30.

Instructions
a. Determine the cost of headlamps that would appear in each of the following accounts on September 30, 2022: Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, Cost of Goods Sold, and Selling Expenses.

b. Write a short memo to the chief accountant, indicating whether and where each of the accounts in

(a) would appear on the income statement or on the balance sheet at September 30, 2022.