The following information is provided for amusa company limited , a manufacturer
Prime cost N999,000
Manufacturing overhead N132,000
Closing work in progress N75,000
values of finished goods transferred to the
trading account N1,116,000
If including in the manufacturing overhead were rents of N5,000 paid in advance, what is the opening work in progress for the period?
The correct answer is D. N65,000
The cost of goods manufactured is calculated as the sum of the prime cost and the manufacturing overhead. Given that the manufacturing overhead includes a rent of N5,000 paid in advance, the actual manufacturing overhead for the period is N132,000 - N5,000 = N127,000.
So, the cost of goods manufactured is N999,000 (prime cost) + N127,000 (manufacturing overhead) = N1,126,000.
The cost of finished goods transferred to the trading account is N1,116,000. This is equal to the cost of goods manufactured plus the opening work in progress minus the closing work in progress.
Therefore, the opening work in progress can be calculated as follows:
Opening work in progress = Cost of finished goods transferred + Closing work in progress - Cost of goods manufactured= N1,116,000 + N75,000 - N1,126,000= N65,000.
So, the correct answer is D. N65,000.
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