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### Job-Order Costing: An Overview

**Inventory Balances as of January 1:**

- **Raw Materials:** $50,500
- **Work in Process:** $25,000
- **Finished Goods:** $38,100

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**Overhead Cost Application**

The company applies overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate for the current year was derived from a cost formula estimating $470,000 total manufacturing overhead for 40,000 direct labor-hours.

**Yearly Transactions:**

a. **Raw Materials Purchased:** $592,000  
b. **Raw Materials Used in Production:** $557,000 (all used as direct materials)  
c. **Employee Services Costs:**  
   - Direct Labor: $442,000  
   - Indirect Labor: $150,000  
   - Selling and Administrative Salaries: $295,000  
d. **Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $381,000 (e.g., advertising, sales travel, finished goods warehousing)  
e. **Additional Manufacturing Overhead Costs:** $320,000 (e.g., depreciation, insurance, utilities)  
f. **Applied Manufacturing Overhead:** Aligned with the 41,000 direct labor-hours worked during the year  
g. **Completed Jobs:** Costs totaled $1,399,450  
h. **Jobs Sold to Customers:** Sales total of $2,914,000; manufacturing cost of $1,409,000  

The company adjusts any over- or under-applied manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.

**Question:**  
What is the gross margin for the year?

**Options:**

- $1,516,750
- $1,505,000
- $1,493,250
- None of the answers listed
- $1,554,550

(Note: The question involves calculating the gross margin from the given data. Gross margin is typically the sales revenue minus the cost of goods sold, factoring in adjustments for applied overhead.)
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Transcribed Image Text:### Job-Order Costing: An Overview **Inventory Balances as of January 1:** - **Raw Materials:** $50,500 - **Work in Process:** $25,000 - **Finished Goods:** $38,100 --- **Overhead Cost Application** The company applies overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate for the current year was derived from a cost formula estimating $470,000 total manufacturing overhead for 40,000 direct labor-hours. **Yearly Transactions:** a. **Raw Materials Purchased:** $592,000 b. **Raw Materials Used in Production:** $557,000 (all used as direct materials) c. **Employee Services Costs:** - Direct Labor: $442,000 - Indirect Labor: $150,000 - Selling and Administrative Salaries: $295,000 d. **Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $381,000 (e.g., advertising, sales travel, finished goods warehousing) e. **Additional Manufacturing Overhead Costs:** $320,000 (e.g., depreciation, insurance, utilities) f. **Applied Manufacturing Overhead:** Aligned with the 41,000 direct labor-hours worked during the year g. **Completed Jobs:** Costs totaled $1,399,450 h. **Jobs Sold to Customers:** Sales total of $2,914,000; manufacturing cost of $1,409,000 The company adjusts any over- or under-applied manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold. **Question:** What is the gross margin for the year? **Options:** - $1,516,750 - $1,505,000 - $1,493,250 - None of the answers listed - $1,554,550 (Note: The question involves calculating the gross margin from the given data. Gross margin is typically the sales revenue minus the cost of goods sold, factoring in adjustments for applied overhead.)
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