Question

During its first year of operations, the McCormick Company incurred the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials, $4 per unit, Direct labor, $2 per unit, Variable overhead, $3 per unit, and Fixed overhead, $160,000. The company produced 20,000 units, and sold 15,000 units, leaving 5,000 units in inventory at year-end. What is the value of ending inventory under absorption costing

Answer 1

Answer: $85,000

Explanation:

Find out the cost of per unit of inventory under absorption costing:

= Direct materials + Direct labor + Variable overhead + Fixed overhead per unit

= 4 + 2 + 3 + 160,000 / 20,000 units

= 4 + 2 + 3 + 8

= $17 per unit

If 5,000 units are left, the value of those units are:

= 5,000 * 17

= $85,000