Question

Tierney Construction, Inc. recently lost a portion of its financial records in an office theft. The following accounting information remained in the office files: Cost of goods sold $ 92,750 Work in process inventory, January 1, 2016 23,600 Work in process inventory, December 31, 2016 18,750 Selling and Administrative Expenses 22,800 Net Income 38,500 Factory overhead 22,550 Direct materials inventory, January 1, 2016 29,400 Direct materials inventory, December 31, 2016 16,125 Cost of goods manufactured 112,450 Finished goods inventory, January 1, 2016 38,225 Direct labor cost incurred during the period amounted to 2.5 times the factory overhead. The CFO of Tierney Construction, Inc. has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and to report to him by the end of tomorrow. What should be the amount of direct materials used?

Answer 1

Answer:

$28,675 = direct materials used

Explanation:

To calculate the direct material used, we need to use the following formula:

Cost of goods manufactured= beginning WIP + direct materials used + direct labor + allocated manufacturing overhead - Ending WIP

112,450= 23,600 + direct materials used + (22,550*2.5) + 22,550 - 18,750

112,450 - 23,600 - 56,375 - 22,550 + 18,750 = direct materials used

$28,675 = direct materials used