Chapter End Exercises

Q1. A fire destroyed XYZ manufacturing company completely on January 29, 2011. Fortunately, certain accounting records were kept in another building. It revealed the following for the period from January 1, 2011 to January 29, 2011.
Direct material used
Br 160,000

WIP January 1
34,000

Direct material January 1,2011
16,000

Finished Goods Inventory January1,2004
36,000

MOH cost
40% of conversion cost

Revenue
500,000

Direct labor cost

180,000

Prime cost
294,000

Gross profit based on sales
20%

Cost of Goods available for sale
450,000

Required:
Direct material destroyed
Cost of goodsmanufactured
Finished goodsdestroyed
WIP destroyed

1 answer

To solve the problems given in the exercise, we first need to understand and analyze the accounting data provided. We will calculate the following:

  1. Direct material destroyed
  2. Cost of goods manufactured
  3. Finished goods destroyed
  4. WIP destroyed

Given Data:

  • Direct materials used from January 1 to January 29, 2011: Br 160,000
  • WIP January 1: Br 34,000
  • Direct materials January 1: Br 16,000
  • Finished goods inventory January 1, 2011: Br 36,000
  • MOH cost: 40% of conversion cost
  • Revenue: Br 500,000
  • Direct labor cost: Br 180,000
  • Prime cost: Br 294,000
  • Gross profit based on sales: 20%
  • Cost of Goods Available for Sale: Br 450,000

Step-by-step Calculations:

1. Direct Material Destroyed:

  1. We know the total direct materials used during the period is Br 160,000.
  2. Based on the information gathered, it is unclear how much of the total direct materials relates to the prior inventory we have for January 1, so we shall consider the total amount of direct material used which is Br 160,000.

To estimate the direct material destroyed, we assume all direct material was destroyed.

Direct Material Destroyed = Br 160,000

2. Cost of Goods Manufactured (COGM):

To calculate the COGM, the formula is as follows: \[ \text{COGM} = \text{Direct Materials Used} + \text{Direct Labor} + \text{Manufacturing Overhead} - \text{WIP (end)} \]

Step 1: Determine manufacturing overhead (MOH): Given MOH is 40% of conversion cost. The conversion cost includes direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

  • Conversion cost = Direct Labor + MOH
  • Let MOH = x
  • Therefore, \( x = 0.4 \times (180,000 + x) \)

Solving for \( x \): \[ x = 0.4 \times 180,000 + 0.4x \] \[ x - 0.4x = 72,000 \] \[ 0.6x = 72,000 \implies x = 120,000 \]

So, MOH = Br 120,000.

Step 2: Calculate COGM: Now substituting the values back into the COGM formula, but we are not given the ending WIP directly, so we won’t need it for the destruction—we will assume WIP is all destroyed.

\[ \text{COGM} = 160,000 + 180,000 + 120,000 \] \[ \text{COGM} = 460,000 \]

3. Finished Goods Destroyed:

To find the Finished Goods destroyed, we look at the beginning finished goods inventory and the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).

Step A: Calculate COGS: The gross profit is given as 20% of revenue. \[ \text{COGS} = \text{Revenue} - \text{Gross Profit} \] Where Gross Profit = 20% of 500,000 = 0.2 * 500,000 = 100,000 Thus, \[ \text{COGS} = 500,000 - 100,000 = 400,000 \]

Step B: Finished Goods destroyed calculation: Using the Cost of Goods Available for Sale (which is given as Br 450,000), we can calculate: \[ \text{Finished Goods Destroyed} = \text{Cost of Goods Available for Sale} - \text{COGS} \] \[ \text{Finished Goods Destroyed} = 450,000 - 400,000 = 50,000 \]

4. WIP Destroyed:

Assuming all WIP as of January 29, 2011, is destroyed, we have: \[ \text{WIP Destroyed} = \text{WIP beginning January 1} = Br 34,000 \]

Summary of Results:

  • Direct Material Destroyed: Br 160,000
  • Cost of Goods Manufactured: Br 460,000
  • Finished Goods Destroyed: Br 50,000
  • WIP Destroyed: Br 34,000

These calculations provide insight into the inventory losses suffered by the XYZ manufacturing company due to the fire incident.