Question

On March 1 a dressmaker starts work on three custom-designed wedding dresses. The company uses job order costing and applies overhead to each job (dress) at the rate of 40% of direct materials costs. During the month, the jobs used direct materials as shown below. Job 1 Job 2 Job 3 Direct materials used $ 5,000 $ 7,000 $ 1,500 During the month, the jobs used direct labor as shown below. Jobs 1 and 3 are not finished by the end of March, and Job 2 is finished but not sold by the end of March. Job 1 Job 2 Job 3 Direct labor used $ 9,000 $ 4,000 $ 3,000 1. Determine the amounts of direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead applied that would be reported on job cost sheets for each of the three jobs for March. 2. Determine the total dollar amount of Work in Process Inventory at the end of March. 3. Determine the total dollar amount of Finished Goods Inventory at the end of March. Assume the company has no beginning Work in Process or Finished Goods inventories.

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Determine the amounts of direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead applied that would be reported on job cost sheets for each of the three jobs for March.

JOB COST SHEET
	Job 1	Job 2	Job 3
Direct materials
Direct labor
Factory overhead
Total

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Answer 1

Requirement 1:

	Job 1	Job 2	Job 3
Direct materials	$5,000	$7,000	$1,500
Direct labor	$9,000	$4,000	$3,000
Factory overhead	$2,000	$2,800	$600
Total	$16,000	$13,800	$5,100

Factory overheads = Direct material cost * 40%

Jobs	Computation	$
1	$5,000 * 40%	2,000
2	$7,000 * 40%	2,800
3	$1,500 * 40%	600

Requirement 2:

Particulars	$
Total cost incurred in Job 1	16,000
Total cost incurred in Job 2	5,100
Ending work in process inventory	21,100

Requirement 3:

Finished goods inventory = Total cost incurred in Job 2

Finished goods inventory = $13,800

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