Jorst Manufacturing Company began business on January 1, 2012. During its first year of operation, Jorst worked on 5 industrial jobs, and reported the following information at year-end: Jorst's allocation of overhead costs left a debit balance of $1,200 in the Manufacturing overhead account which was adjusted to zero at year-end. What was the final balance in Cost of goods sold?

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Jorst Manufacturing Company began business on January 1, 2012. During its first year of operation, Jorst worked on 5 industrial jobs, and reported the following information at year-end:  Jorst's allocation of overhead costs left a debit balance of $1,200 in the Manufacturing overhead account which was adjusted to zero at year-end. What was the final balance in Cost of goods sold?

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To find the final balance in Cost of Goods Sold, we need to use the formula: 
Cost of Goods Sold = Beginning Finished Goods Inventory + Cost of Goods Manufactured - Ending Finished Goods Inventory

From the information given, we can calculate the following:

1. Beginning Finished Goods Inventory = $0 
2. Cost of Goods Manufactured = Direct Materials + Direct Labor + Manufacturing Overhead 
   = $11,000 + $6,000 + $19,800 
   = $36,800 
   (Note that we used the allocated manufacturing overhead of $19,800, since the balance was adjusted to zero at year-end)
3. Ending Finished Goods Inventory = $7,000

Using the formula, we can solve for Cost of Goods Sold: 
Cost of Goods Sold = $0 + $36,800 - $7,000 
                   = $29,800

Therefore, the final balance in Cost of Goods Sold is $29,800. However, none of the answer choices match this amount. We must remember that Jorst worked on 5 industrial jobs during the year. Therefore, we need to divide the Cost of Goods Sold by the number of jobs to get the average cost per job: 
Average Cost per Job = Cost of Goods Sold / Number of Jobs 
                     = $29,800 / 5 
                     = $5,960

Finally, we can calculate the total cost for all 5 jobs: 
Total Cost = Average Cost per Job * Number of Jobs 
           = $5,960 * 5 
           = $29,800

Now we see that the answer choice B is the only one that matches this amount.

Jorst Manufacturing Company Began Business on January 1, 2012