Prelim Examination
Prelim Examination
Prelim Examination
4. Indirect labor is a
a. Prime cost
b. Conversion cost
c. Period cost
d. Non-manufacturing cost
7. For a manufacturing company, which of the following is an example of a period rather than a
product cost?
a. Depreciation of factory equipment
b. Wages of a sales person
c. Wages of machine operators
d. Insurance on factory equipment
8. The variable portion of the semi-variable cost of electricity for a manufacturing plant is a:
a. Conversion cost and a Period cost
b. Conversion cost and a Product cost
c. Prime cost and a Period cost
d. Prime cost and a Product cost
13. It’s two o’clock in the morning and you’ve been studying job-order costing for the past three
hours. You drift off
to sleep and in your first dream you visit JOB-ORDER COSTING LAND. You are a direct labor
peso and are
traveling through a giant ledger. By the time you finish your journey, which accounts will you
travel through and
in what order?
a. Work in process, Cost of goods manufactured, Finished goods, and Cost of goods sold
b. Direct labor, Work in process, Finished goods, and Cost of goods sold
c. Work in process, Finished goods, and Cost of goods sold
d. Direct labor, Work in process, Finished goods, Cost of goods manufactured and Cost of
goods sold
14. Someone told you that under- or overapplied manufacturing overhead can be allocated to
three accounts. What
are those three accounts?
a. Raw materials, Work in process, and Finished goods
b. Raw materials, Finished Goods, and Cost of goods sold
c. Cost of goods sold, Work in process, and Finished goods
d. Cost of goods sold, Work in process, and Raw materials
16. Which of the following statements pertaining to job-order costing are TRUE?
I. The issuance of indirect materials from the storeroom is recorded on job-cost sheets.
II. Overapplied factory overhead can be properly disposed off with a debit to cost of goods sold
and a credit to
factory overhead.
III. Both an overstated forecast of overhead and an understated forecast of units of the
overhead base can
cause overhead to be overapplied.
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. II and III only
17. Cost of raw materials are debited to Raw materials inventory when
a. The materials are ordered
b. The materials are received
c. Materials are put into production
d. The bill for the materials are paid
18. When a job is completed and all costs have been accumulated on a job cost sheet, the
journal entry that should
be made.
a. Finished goods inventory
Direct materials
Direct labor
Factory overhead
b. Work in process inventory
Direct materials
Direct labor
Factory overhead
c. Raw materials inventory
Work in process inventory
d. Finished goods inventory
Work in process inventory
19. Under an effective system of internal control, the authorization for issuing materials is made
a. Orally
b. On a prenumbered materials requisition slip
c. By the accounting department
d. By anyone
21. Process costing should be used in assigning cost to products in which of the following
situations?
a. If the product is composed of mass-produced homogeneous units.
b. If the product is manufactured individually based on an order received.
c. When the product is composed of heterogeneous units made in a job shop.
d. Whenever cost allocation is not used.
22. Milky Inc. produces and sells milk flavored bubble gum. Over the last five months, Milky had
the following
production costs and production volume.
Month Cost Volume (in cases)
March 6,000 12
April 6,659 14
May 8,370 18
June 8,800 19
July 8,050 17
Using the high-low method, what is the fixed cost per month for bubble gum production?
a. 400
b. 1,200
c. 4,800
d. 7,600
Justy Company produced 5,500 outdoor chairs for Job Order No. 610. Total material cost was
P51,700. Each chair
required 2.2 hours of direct labor at 8.90/hour. A total of P53,845 of factory overhead was
traced to Order 610.
26. The following information was taken from Jerry Company’s accounting records for the year
ended December 31,
2021.
The next two items are based on the following data of Matty Company for the month of March
2021:
March 1 March 31
Materials 40,000 50,000
Work in process 25,000 35,000
Finished goods 60,000 70,000
29. During the month of January, Nanny Company’s direct labor cost totaled P36,000, and direct
labor cost was 60%
of prime cost. It total manufacturing cost during January were P85,000, the factory overhead
was:
a. 24,000
b. 25,000
c. 49,000
d. 60,000
30. Bechy Beach Industries has two production departments. ABC and XYZ, and uses a job
order cost system. To
determine manufacturing costs, the company applies manufacturing overhead to production
orders based on
direct labor cost using the departmental rates predetermined at the beginning of the year based
on the annual
budget. The 2021 budget for the two departments was as follows:
ABC XYZ
Direct materials 630,000 90,000
Direct labor 180,000 720,000
Factory overhead 540,000 360,000
Actual materials and labor costs of Job No. 676 during 2021 were as follows:
Direct materials 22,500
Direct labor - ABC 7,200
Direct labor - XYZ 10,800
What was the total manufacturing cost associated with Job No. 676 for 2021?
a. 45,000
b. 49,500
c. 58,500
d. 67,500
33. Materials costing P56,000 were transferred from materials inventory to Job No. 333 which
is still incomplete at
this point. Which of the following is the proper journal entry for the transfer?
a. Materials inventory 56,000
Work in process 56,000
b. Work in process 56,000
Materials inventory 56,000
c. Finished goods 56,000
Work in process 56,000
d. Factory overhead control 56,000
Materials inventory 56,000
34. The accounting records for 2021 of Wallie Company showed the following:
Decrease in raw materials inventory 45,000
Decrease in finished goods inventory 150,000
Raw materials purchased 1,290,000
Direct labor payroll 600,000
Factory overhead 900,000
Freight-out 135,000
Actual machine hours are: 19,000 hours for fabricating; 27,500 hours for spreading and 5,500
hours for
gossiping. If the actual factory overhead cost for the period is P574,375, how much is over
(under) applied
factory overhead?
a. (11,875.00)
b. (23,562.50)
c. (187.50)
d. (76,125.00)
That it is impractical to give equal attention to all stock items, hence the need to classify and
rank them according to their cost significance.
That the status of quantities on hand must be periodically reviewed where high-value or
critical items are examined more frequently than low-cost or non-critical items.
It is a quest toward continuous improvement in the environmental conditions that
necessitate inventories.
That the quantities of most stock are subject to definable limits.
Correct answer
That the quantities of most stock are subject to definable limits.
2. Companies that adopt just-in-time purchasing systems often experience *
0/1
Correct answer
A greater need for inspection of goods as the goods arrive.
3. Buying of goods or materials for production in a way that they are delivered directly on the
manufacturing facility of company is called. *
1/1
4. The costing system appropriate to use with a JIT inventory system whose costs flow
directly to cost of goods sold is *
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Backflush costing
Activity-based costing
Variable costing
Absorption costing
For 5-7.
5. The journal entry to record the manufacture of finished good units is *
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Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
No entry
6. The January ending total for all inventory balances is *
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16,250
12,250
11,250
10,000
Correct answer
11,250
7. The January cost of goods sold is *
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1,284,750
1,296,000
1,286,000
1,283,750
Correct answer
1,284,750
8. According to the net method, which of the following items should be included in the cost of
inventory? *
1/1
9. During June, Pepper Company experienced scrap, normal spoilage, and abnormal spoilage
in its manufacturing process. The cost of units produced includes *
0/1
Correct answer
Normal spoilage, but neither scrap nor abnormal spoilage
10. Under the perpetual inventory system, the purchase of materials is recorded in the
account *
1/1
Purchases
Finished goods inventory
Materials inventory
Work in process inventory
11. *
1/1
2.08
2.00
1.04
1.94
12. *
1/1
800
3,200
1,600
2,400
13. *
1/1
450
400
300
200
15.80
15.60
13.30
13.50
15. The cost per finished unit of Job Seed using Method B is: *
1/1
13.30
13.60
15.80
15.30
For 16-18
16. Suppose that Orange orders 3,000 bats at a time. What is the total annual inventory
cost? *
0/1
750
581
1,200
2,700
Correct answer
750
17. What is the economic order quantity? *
1/1
1,643 units
2,324 units
3,000 units
1,324 units
18. How many times would Orange have to place an order in one year? *
1/1
30 times
67 times
39 times
55 times
19. Which of the following is not an ordering cost? *
1/1
20. In a JIT system, the quality of each product begins with *
1/1
21. Reducing inventory to the lowest possible levels is a major focus of *
1/1
Each direct labor person performs a single task, thereby allowing that person to reach his or
her theoretical potential.
Machine operators are expected to run several different types of machines, help set up for
production runs, and identify and repair machinery needing maintenance.
Because each person runs a single machine in a JIT environment, there are more employees
classified as direct labor.
The environment becomes more labor-intensive.
23. Which of the following is not true? *
1/1
24. The data used to calculate the order point include all of the following except: *
1/1
25. To effectively control materials, a business must maintain: *
1/1
Limited access
Combination of duties
Safety stock
None of these are correct
26. Moona is the purchasing agent at Starlit Manufacturing. Her duties include vendor
selection and ordering materials. Due to a recent economic downturn and resulting cut backs,
Moona has been assigned the additional duty of preparing a receiving reports after the goods
received to the purchase order. This is an example of *
1/1
Misappropriations of assets
A lack of segregation of duties
Independence of assigned functions
Unlimited access to materials
27. The form used to notify the purchasing agent that additional materials are needed is
known as a: *
1/1
Material requisition
Purchase requisition
Purchase order
Vendor’s invoice
28. Which of the following is not true about backflush costing? *
1/1
A single account is used for raw and in process materials because materials are issued to
production when received from the supplier.
Direct labor is usually insignificant in a highly automated system, so is not cost effective to
account for it separately.
Production costs are attached to products as they move through work in process.
Different companies may choose different trigger points.
29. *
1/1
DR. Spoiled Goods Inventory 11,200; CR. Factory overhead 11,200
DR. Spoiled Goods Inventory 6,000; CR. Work in process 6,000
DR. Spoiled Goods Inventory 6,000; DR. Factory overhead 5,200; CR. Work in process 11,200
DR. Factory overhead 11,200 ; CR. Work in process 11,200
For 30 and 31
30. Assuming that Lemon Company maintains perpetual inventory records, calculate the cost
of the ending inventory at August 31. *
1/1
4,770
2,310
3,956
2,291
31. The cost of the units issued of the problem above is *
1/1
2,310
3,956
1,620
4,770
32. All of the following methods may be used to account for the revenue from scrap sales
except: *
1/1
Credit Scrap revenue, which is included in the “Other Income” section of the income
statement.
Credit Materials, if the scrap would have been able to be recycled.
Credit Work in Process, if the scrap is identified with a specific job.
Credit Factory Overhead, if the scrap cannot be identified with a specific job.
a. P4,000 unfavorable
b. P3,000 unfavorable
c. P4,000 favorable
d. P7,000 favorable
Correct answer
c. P4,000 favorable
2. What is the total production variance? *
0/1
a. P4,000 unfavorable
b. P3,000 unfavorable
c. P4,000 favorable
d. P7,000 favorable
Correct answer
d. P7,000 favorable
3. Using the algebraic method, department A's cost allocated to department C is: *
1/1
a. P48,000
b. P58,800
c. P60,619
d. P98,000
4. Using the algebraic method, department B's cost allocated to department C is: *
0/1
a. P 7,794
b. P13,192
c. P14,021
d. P29,021
Correct answer
c. P14,021
5. What is the amount of headquarters' costs allocated to Plant A if payroll is used as
the allocation base? *
1/1
a. P 75,053
b. P 92,019
c. P 110,094
d. P 1,019,357
6. What is the amount of headquarters' costs allocated to Plant B if sales volume, in
pesos, is used as the allocated base? *
1/1
a. P 81,395
b. P 129,126
c. P 146,512
d. P 268,605
7. The overhead cost per unit of Candy A under activity-based costing is *
1/1
a. P6.00
b. P9.70
c. P4.85
d. P3.00
8. Which of the following describes a part of the step method of allocation? *
1/1
a. All services between intermediate cost enters are simultaneously allocated to final cost
centers.
b. It ignores services between intermediate cost centers.
c. Linear algebra is required for the allocation
d. Once an allocation is made from one service department, no further allocation is made to this
department.
9. Which of the following is not true of the methods of allocating service department
costs to user departments? *
0/1
Correct answer
c. If a cause and effect relationship cannot be established for service department costs, then an
allocation cannot be conducted
10. In the determination of factory overhead application rates, the numerator of the
formula is the: *
1/1
11. Which productive capacity level does not consider product demand, but at the
same time accounts for anticipated and unavoidable interruptions in production? *
1/1
13. To check the accuracy of hours worked, one would ordinarily compare clock cards
with: *
1/1
a. Employee earnings
b. Personnel records
c. Job tickets
d. Labor variance reports
14. *
1/1
a. 6.80
b. 6.00
c. 3.00
d. 3.40
15. The manufacturing overhead that would be applied to a unit of product Rose under
the company’s traditional costing is closest to: *
1/1
a. 12.80
b. 39.35
c. 76.03
d. 36.68
16. The manufacturing that would be applied to a unit of product Apple under the
activity-based costing system is closes to: *
1/1
a. 88.28
b. 96.29
c. 187.57
d. 10.13
17. The document that is used to secure information as to the type of work performed
is the: *
1/1
a. Labor voucher
b. Time ticket
c. Daily efficiency reports
d. Clock card
18. The company that is responsible for recording the direct labor cost on the
appropriate production reports and indirect labor cost on the departmental cost
analysis sheet is: *
1/1
a. Timekeeping Department
b. Production Planning Department
c. Payroll Department
d. Cost Department
19. The employer’s portion of SSS premiums is: *
1/1
20. Factory workers fringe benefits are usually charged to *
1/1
a. P 960
b. P1,032
c. P1,104
d. P1,036
22. *
0/1
a. P677,500
b. P672,500
c. P642,500
d. P692,500
Correct answer
d. P692,500
23. The portion of the weekly payroll that should be charged to factory overhead is *
1/1
a. 5,275.00
b. 5,215.50
c. 292.50
d. 217.50
24. The portion of the weekly payroll that should be charged to work in process is *
1/1
a. 5,250.00
b. 5,275.00
c. 5,117.50
d. 5,107.50
25. Ackee Co. pays their employees on a combined minimum rate and piecework rate
plan. The minimum guaranteed daily wage is P420. Any employee who produces more
than 10 shirts receives a bonus. If Mr. Figs produced 14 shirts, what amount should be
charged to factory overhead control? *
0/1
a. 0
b. P 88
c. P 268
d. P 168
Correct answer
a. 0
Final Examination
Cost Accounting and Control
a. Plan manufacturSers
b. Construction companies
d. any department
4. Which of the following is not correct about process costing and job order costing?
a. Both the systems classify materials as direct materials and/or indirect materials
b. Both the systems classify labor as direct labor and/or indirect labor
c. Direct materials under job order costing might be indirect under process costing and vice
versa
b. The amount of material or conversion cost necessary to complete one unit of production
d. the amount of material or conversion cost necessary to start a unit of production into work
in process
d. remain unchanged
8. Assuming that there was no beginning work in process inventory, and the ending work in
process inventory is 50%
complete with respect to conversion costs, the number of equivalent units of production with
respect to
a. custom furniture
b. oil refining
c. grain milling
d. newsprint production
10. On January 1, Department A had 3,000 units 50% complete with respect to direct labor and
factory overhead; materials are added at the beginning of the process. During January, 15,000
units were started into process in Department A. At the end of June, the ending goods in
process of 4,000 units were 80% complete with respect to direct labor and factory overhead.
There was no normal and/or abnormal loss of units in Department A during the month of
January. The number of units transferred to Department B were:
a. 16,700 units
b. 13,300 units
c. 14,000 units
d. 15,500 units
WIP beginning inventory: 6,000 units – 40% complete as to labor and overhead
WIP ending inventory: 1,000 units – 60% compete as to labor and overhead
a. 24,000 units
b. 37,000 units
c. 25,000 units
d. 31,000 units
12. Alchemilla Manufacturing has three producing departments in its factory. The ending
inventory in the Milling Department consisted of 3,000 units. These units were 60% complete
with respect to labor and factory overhead. Materials are applied at the end of the milling
process. Unit costs for the complete process in the Milling Department are: materials, 50;
labor, 100; and factory overhead, 300. The appropriate unit cost for each unit in the ending
inventory is:
a. 240
b. 270
c. 400
d. 450
13. Gyro Products transferred 10,000 units to one department. An additional 3,000 units of
materials were added in
the department. At the end of the month, 7,000 units were transferred to the next department.
There was no
beginning inventory. The costs for units transferred in would be effectively allocated over:
a. 3,000 units
b. 10,000 units
c. 7,000 units
d. 13,000 units
14. Production in July resulted in 100 lost units of which 40 was considered normal and 60
abnormal. The 100 units
were complete with respect to materials but only 40 percent complete with respect to labor
and overhead. Unit
cost for materials, labor and overhead were P10, P15 and P9 respectively. The unit costs have
been determined
after including normal and abnormal lost units separately in the computation of total
equivalent units.
a. P2,040
b. P1,176
c. P1,360
d. P 784
c. it requires a lot more detailed accounting than does a job order system
16. In a process costing system, how is the unit cost affected in a production cost report
when materials are added in a department subsequent to the first department and the added
materials result in additional units?
a. The first department's unit cost is increased, but it does not necessitate an adjustment of
the transferred-in unit cost.
b. The first department's unit cost is decreased, but it does not necessitate an adjustment of
the transferred-in unit cost.
c. The first department's unit cost is increased, which necessitates an adjustment of the
transferred-in unit cost.
d. The first department's unit cost is decreased, which necessitates an adjustment of the
transferred-in unit cost.
17. Alstroemeria Inc. instituted a new process in October. During October, 10,000 units were
started in Department A. Of the units started, 7,000 were transferred to Department B, and
3,000 remained in work in process at October 31. The work in process at October 31 was
100% complete as to material costs and 50% complete as to conversion costs. Materials
costs of 27,000 and conversion costs of 39,950 were charged to Department A in October.
What were the total costs transferred to Department B?
a. 46,900
b. 53,600
c. 51,800
d. 57,120
18. Crocus Company produces a small standard component in a process operation. There is a
quality control check at
the end of the processing. Items which fail this check are sold off as scrap for P1.80 per unit.
The expected rate of
rejection is 10%. Normal loss is not given a cost except that whatever scrap value it has is
credited to the process
account. The cost/value of the abnormal loss or gain, net of scrap, is written off to the profit
and loss account.
What was the full cost of the finished output that passed the quality control check?
a. P7,040
b. P7,920
c. P7,200
d. P8,100
A company produces plastic kitchenware and uses process costing system. Products go
through three
departments – Mixing, Molding, and Packaging. During the month of August, the following
information is made
Materials are added at two points in the process. Material A is added at the beginning of the
process and Material
B when the units are 50% completed. Conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the
mixing process.
a. 140,000
b. 145,000
c. 150,000
d. 160,000
a. 140,000
b. 145,000
c. 150,000
d. 160,000
a. 140,000
b. 145,000
c. 150,000
d. 160,000
22. Normal spoilage was computed to be 2,000 units. Spoilage is discovered at the end of the
process and is debited
to Finished Goods Inventory, it is not spread over good units produced. Costs per equivalent
unit were: Prior
The journal entry to remove all the costs of spoiling the 2,000 units from work in process as
follows:
DEBIT CREDIT
23. Snowdrop Company uses a process costing system. The company adds all materials at
the beginning of the
process in the Molding Department, which is the first of two stages of its production process.
Information
concerning the Molding Department during March is as follows:
What was the material cost of the work in process inventory at March 31?
a. 11,220
b. 7,500
c. 5,100
d. 7,650
Chrysanthemum Company instituted a new process in October, 2022. During October 10,000
units were started
in Department A. Of the units, 1,000 were lost by shrinkage in the process, 7,000 were
transferred to
Department B, and 2,000 remained in work in process at October 31. The work in process at
October 31 was
100% complete as to materials and 50% complete as to conversion cost. Materials cost of
P27,000 and
a. 53,900
b. 56,000
c. 61,600
d. 64,000
25. What were the costs of the units in process, October 31?
a. 10,400
b. 11,000
c. 15,000
d. 18,100
QUIZ
Instruction: All answers must be on the Google Form and solutions are to be submitted in the classroom.
b. Information generated by cost accounting is used by both financial and managerial accounting.
c. Cost accounting provides product cost information to internal parties such as managers for planning
and
controlling.
a. External parties
b. Investors
c. Creditors
d. Managers
a. Daily
b. Monthly
c. Annually
d. As needed
b. Department manager
c. Cost accountant
d. Controller
a. User-specific
b. General purpose
c. Special purpose
d. Management reports
8. What is the best accumulation procedure to use when many batches, each differing as to product
specification,
are produced?
a. Job order
b. Process
c. Actual
d. Standard
9. Which of the following production operations would be most likely to employ a job order system of
cost
accounting?
a. Toy manufacturing
b. Shipbuilding
d. Candy manufacturing
10. Which of the following does not occur with process costing?
a. Differential costs
b. Common costs
c. Opportunity costs
d. Sunk costs
a. An expense
b. A period cost
c. Is an asset
14. For a manufacturing company, the cost of goods available for sale during a given accounting period
is
15. If the amount of “Cost of goods manufactured” during a period exceeds the amount of “Total
manufacturing
a. Ending work in process inventory is greater than or equal to the amount of beginning work in process
inventory.
b. Ending work in process inventory is greater than the amount of beginning work in process inventory.
d. Ending work in process is less than the amount of the beginning work in process inventory.
16. For inventoriable costs to become expenses under the matching principle
18. In DingDong Company, the predetermined overhead rate is 80% of direct labor cost. During the
month,
DingDong incurs P210,000 of factory labor costs, of which P200,000 is direct labor and P10,000 is
indirect labor.
Actual overhead incurred was P200,000. The amount of overhead debited to Work in Process Inventory
should
be
a. P200,000
b. P144,000
c. P168,000
d. P160,000
a. P380,000
b. P410,000
c. P350,000
d. P430,000
Compute:
Resting Company manufactures major appliances. Because of growing interest in its product, it has just
had its most
successful year. In preparing the budget for next year, its controller compiled these data.
26. The total electricity costs if 4,800 machine hours are projected to be used next month.=51,600
27. Use the method of least square to estimate the fixed portion of electricity costs based on machine
hours.=48,019.23
Instructions:
29. Cost per unit manufactured considering that there are 10,000 units manufactured. = 59.35
a. Purchases
2. Under the job-cost system, issues of direct materials are debited to:
c. Materials control
3. In job-order-costing, what journal entry should be made for the return to the stockroom of direct
materials
4. Under the job-order costing system, the peso amount of the entry involved in the transfer of
inventory from
work in process to finished goods is the sum of the costs charged to all jobs:
a. Payroll liability
costing:
a. Invoice
b. Purchase order
c. Requisition sheet
a. Work in process
b. Retained earnings
d. Finished goods
8. A materials requisition form normally does not contain which of the following?
a. Vendor’s name
b. Quantity requisitioned
c. Unit cost
d. Job number
9. A job order cost sheet normally does not contain which of the following?
a. Direct materials
b. Direct labor
10. Overhead applied was P120,000, while actual overhead was P124,000. Which of the following is
always true?
through the
12. The unit cost of a product, under the job order costing, can be determined only
How much of these costs should be inventories for external reporting purposes?=225,000
14. People Company uses a job order cost system and applies factory overhead to production orders on
the basis of
direct labor cost. The overhead rated for 2021 are 200% for Department A and 50% for Department B.
Job 123,
started and completed during 2021, was charged with the following costs:
Department
AB
The total manufacturing costs associated with Job 123 should be?= 135,000
15. Jenny Corporation adopts a job order cost system. The following debits (credits) appeared in the
work-in-
1 Balance 2,000
Jenny applies overhead to production at a predetermined rate of 80% based on direct labor cost. Job
No. 30, the
only job still in process at the end of March has been charged with direct labor of P1,000.
16. Happy Company employs the job order cost system. Relevant data for the month just ended are
summarized
below
Ending work in process referred to Job 106 which was charged with direct labor of P12,000 and Job 107
charged
The cost of direct materials charged to Jobs 106 and 107 was? = 34,800
The GEM Company uses a job order cost accounting system. Overhead is applied to production at a
predetermined rate
of 80% based on direct labor cost.
The following postings appear in the ledger accounts of the company for the month of September.
Job No. 327 was the only job not completed in September, and it has been charged P4,600 for factory
overhead.
Air Crafts manufactures order using the job order cost system. For the month just ended, it registered
the following
data:
Lamy Corporation has manufactured 100,000 units of compound X in 2021 at the following costs. Labor
of P242,500 ofwhich 93% represents direct labor. Materials of P182,500 of which 90% represents direct
materials. Opening work in process is P88,125. Closing work in process inventory is P67,500. Overhead is
applied at 125% direct labor cost.= 1,600,000