The Devon Motor Company produces automobiles. On April 1st the company had no beginning inventories and it purchased 8,000 batteries at a cost of $80 per battery. It withdrew 7,600 batteries from the storeroom during the month. Of these, 100 were used to replace batteries in cars being used by the company’s traveling sales staff. The remaining 7,500 batteries withdrawn from the storeroom were placed in cars being produced by the company. Of the cars in production during April, 90 percent were completed and transferred from work in process to finished goods. Of the cars completed during the month, 30 percent were unsold at April 30th. Required: 1. Determine the cost of batteries that would appear in each of the following accounts on April 30th.

Question Completion:

a) raw materials

b) work in process

c) finished goods

d) cost of goods sold

e) selling expense

The Devon Motor Company

The cost of batteries that would appear in each of the following accounts on April 30th:

a) raw materials =                                   $32,000

b) work in process =                              $60,000

c) finished goods =                               $162,000

d) cost of goods sold =                        $378,000

e) selling expense =                                $8,000

Total cost of batteries purchased =  $640,000

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Beginning inventory = 0

Purchase of batteries = 8,000 at $80 = $640,000

Used batteries =            7,600

Ending inventory =           400 at $80 = $32,000 raw materials

Used batteries =            7,600:

Selling expenses =            100 * $80 = $8,000

Work in process =         7,500

Ending WIP =   (7,500 - 6,750) * $80 = $60,000

Finished goods = 90%  6,750 * $80 = $540,000

Ending inventory 30%   2,025 * $80 = $162,000

Cost of goods sold 70% 4,725 * $80 = $378,000