Dillon Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate of 75% of direct labor cost. Any under or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost is closed out to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the month. During May, the following transactions were recorded by the company: The Cost of Goods Manufactured for May was:

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Dillon Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate of 75% of direct labor cost. Any under or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost is closed out to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the month. During May, the following transactions were recorded by the company:  The Cost of Goods Manufactured for May was:

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To calculate the Cost of Goods Manufactured (COGM), we need to add the total manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead) incurred during the period to the beginning work in progress (WIP) inventory and subtract the ending WIP inventory.

Direct materials: $25,000
Direct labor: $30,000
Manufacturing overhead (75% of direct labor cost): $22,500

Total manufacturing costs: $77,500
Beginning WIP inventory: $4,000
Ending WIP inventory: $2,000

COGM = Total Manufacturing Costs + Beginning WIP Inventory - Ending WIP Inventory
COGM = $77,500 + $4,000 - $2,000
COGM = $79,500

Therefore, the correct answer is A) $84,500, which is the closest option to the calculated COGM ($79,500) after rounding to the nearest thousand. This indicates that there may be some overapplied manufacturing overhead cost that was closed out to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the month, increasing the total COGM for the period.

Dillon Corporation Applies Manufacturing Overhead to Jobs Using a Predetermined