Stockman Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $1,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
-The work in process inventory at the end of November after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A) $17,050
B) $17,034
C) $16,886
D) $16,870

Question

Stockman Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
  Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $1,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
-The work in process inventory at the end of November after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A) $17,050 
B) $17,034 
C) $16,886 
D) $16,870

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Allocating overapplied manufacturing overhead reduces the balances in the inventory and cost of goods sold accounts.
Work in process inventory at the end of November after allocation of overapplied manufacturing overhead = $16,960 - [($5,130/$57,000) × $1,000] = $16,960 - (9% × $1,000) = $16,870