Reference no: EM132532497

Question - Lowes and Ryder Inc. had the following account balances as of January 1.

Direct Materials Inventory $8,700 Work in Process Inventory 76,500 Finished Goods Inventory 53,000 Manufacturing Overhead 0

During the month of January, all of the following occurred.

1. Direct labor costs were $45,000 for 1,800 hours worked.

2. Direct materials costing $28,000 and indirect materials costing $3,600 were purchased.

3. Sales commissions of $17,500 were earned by the sales force.

4. $24,000 worth of direct materials were used in production.

5. Advertising costs of $6,300 were incurred.

6. Factory supervisors earned salaries of $11,875.

7. Indirect labor costs for the month were $3,000.

8. Monthly depreciation on factory equipment was $4,500.

9. Utilities expense of $6,221 was incurred in the factory.

10. Equipment with manufacturing costs of $69,000 were transferred to finished goods.

11. Monthly insurance costs for the factory were $4,200.

12. $5,000 in property taxes on the factory were incurred and paid.

13. Equipment with manufacturing costs of $94,095 were sold for $171,082.

Required -

a. If Lowes and Ryder assigns manufacturing overhead of $34,400, what will be the balances in the Direct Materials, Work in Process, and Finished Goods Inventory accounts at the end of January?

b. As of January 31, what will be the balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account?

c. What was Lowes and Ryder operating income for January?