Menning Inc. uses a job-order costing system in which any underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed out to cost of goods sold at the end of the month. The company has provided the following data for June: Direct materials $78,750
Direct labor cost $94,000
Manufacturing overhead cost incurred $61,275
Manufacturing overhead cost applied $65,800

Inventories: Beginning Ending
Work in process $17,500 $19,850
Finished goods $61,500 $38,250

The cost of goods sold that appears on the income statement for August and that has been adjusted for any underapplied or overapplied overhead is closest to:

a. $254,925
b. $263,975
c. $236,200
d. $259,450

Adjusted COGS= $254,925

Explanation:

First, we need to calculate the cost of goods manufactured:

cost of goods manufactured= beginning WIP + direct materials + direct labor + allocated manufacturing overhead - Ending WIP

cost of goods manufactured= 17,500 + 78,750 + 94,000 + 65,800 - 19,850

cost of goods manufactured= $236,200

Now, the COGS:

COGS= beginning finished inventory + cost of goods manufactured - ending finished inventory

COGS= 61,500 + 236,200 - 38,250

COGS= $259,450

Finally, the over/under applied overhead and the adjustment:

Under/over applied overhead= real overhead - allocated overhead

Under/over applied overhead= 61,275 - 65,800

Overapplied overhead= $4,525

As overhead was overapplied, COGS must be reduced:

Adjusted COGS= 259,450 - 4,525

Adjusted COGS= $254,925

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