87) Darke Corporation makes one product and has provided the following information:
a. Budgeted unit sales for October, November, and December are 7,600, 9,000, and 10,100 units
respectively.
b. The ending finished goods inventory equals 40% of the following month’s sales.
c. Each unit of finished goods requires 5 pounds of raw materials. The raw materials cost $1.00
per pound.
d. The direct labor wage rate is $19.00 per hour. Each unit of finished goods requires 3.0 direct
labor-hours.
e. Manufacturing overhead is entirely variable and is $11.00 per direct labor-hour.
The estimated finished goods inventory balance at the end of November is closest to:
A) $294,920
B) $383,800
C) $133,320
D) $250,480