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Arkham Company is a manufacturing company making furniture. It incurred the following costs in...

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Arkham Company is a manufacturing company making furniture. It incurred the following costs in the current month:

Sales commissions$1,200
Factory utilities9,800
Cost of wood for furniture72,000
Salary of CEO (chief executive officer)180,000
Advertising costs45,000
Cost of nails for furniture6,200
Depreciation on office equipment14,000
Rent of factory building22,000
Wages of assembly line workers230,000
Salary of plant manager56,000

Compute the following:

a. Arkham's total factory overhead costs.

b. Arkham's total period costs.

c. Arkham's total prime costs.

Factory Manufacturing Overhead Cost:

Manufacturing overhead cost is the total cost that has been incurred that is not the direct cost so not attributable to the finished goods. Manufacturing overhead cost includes salary, rent, power expense, etc.

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Data:

Sales commissions = $1,200

Factory utilities = $9,800

Cost of wood for furniture = $72,000

Salary of CEO = $180,000

Advertising costs =...

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