Question

Dolan Company's accounting records reflect the following inventories: Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016Raw materials inventory $300,000 $250,000Work in process inventory 300,000 160,000Finished goods inventory 190,000 150,000During 2017, $750,000 of raw materials were purchased, direct labor costs amounted to $670,000, and manufacturing overhead incurred was $640,000. The total raw materials used to make work in progress inventory during 2017 for Dolan Company is

Answer 1

$700,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the total raw materials used is shown below:

= Beginning raw material inventory + purchase of raw material - ending raw material inventory

= $250,000 + $750,000 - $300,000

= $700,000

We simply added the purchase and deduct the ending inventory to the beginning inventory so that the raw material used could come