"The manufacturing operations of Bryant, Inc. had the following balances for the month of January:

Inventories January 1 January 31
Raw materials $12,000 $13,000
Work in process 21,000 23,000
Finished goods 14,000 16,000

Bryant transferred $290,000 of completed goods out of work in process during January.

Compute the cost of goods sold.

a. $293,000
b. $270,000
c. $268,000
d. $272,000