Seaside Company's manufacturing overhead is overallocated by $16,000. The following inventory account detail is provided Account Balance Allocated Manufacturing Overhead
(before proration) in Each Account Balance(before proration)
Work-in-process $25 750 S11,400
Finished goods 53 225 26,600
Cost of goods sold 75,650 38.000
Total $154,625 $76,000
Direct materials inventory has a balance of S15,000. If Seaside uses the proration approach (based on the amount of manufacturing overhead in ending balances), what will be the final balance in fatal work-in-process inventory?
a $9.000
b. 523 350
c. $23,085
d. 58 735

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