GCEFinancial AccountingManufacturing Accounts2022

Enugu Manufacturing Co. provided the following data: Prime cost ₦350,000; Factory overheads ₦90,000; Opening work-in-progress ₦40,000; Closing work-in-progress ₦55,000. What is the cost of production (cost of goods manufactured)?

A₦425,000CORRECT
B₦440,000
C₦535,000
D₦480,000
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Cost of production = Prime cost + Factory overheads + Opening WIP − Closing WIP = ₦350,000 + ₦90,000 + ₦40,000 − ₦55,000 = ₦425,000. Adding closing WIP instead of subtracting gives ₦535,000, a common error. The work-in-progress adjustment accounts for partially completed goods.
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