Gibson Manufacturing uses normal costing for its job-costing system, which has two direct-cost categories (direct materials and

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Gibson Manufacturing uses normal costing for its job-costing system, which has two direct-cost categories (direct materials and direct manufacturing labor) and one indirect-cost category (manufacturing overhead). The following information is obtained for 2011:

Total manufacturing costs, $8,000,000
Manufacturing overhead allocated, $3,600,000 (allocated at a rate of 200% of direct manufacturing labor costs)
Work-in-process inventory on January 1, 2011, $320,000
Cost of finished goods manufactured, $7,920,000

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1. Use information in the first two bullet points to calculate (a) direct manufacturing labor costs in 2011 and (b) cost of direct materials used in 2011.
2. Calculate the ending work-in-process inventory on December 31, 2011.

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0132109178

14th Edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M.Dater, George Foster, Madhav

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