One reason buy a home instead of rent a home is

By renting a home instead of purchasing one, you are paying someone else's mortgage every month and getting nothing in return. While you are gaining a home to live in for the short term, in the long term you will gain nothing. When you purchase a home you will have a home that you own and that you cannot be evicted from as long as you pay your mortgage.

$210,400

Explanation:

Particulars                                            Amount

Cost of Goods Manufactured             $380,900

Add: Closing WIP                                 $46,000

Less: Opening WIP                             -$35,000

Less: Factory Overhead Applied       -$125,600

Less: Direct Labor                               -$62,700

Add: Closing stock of Direct material $6,800    

Direct Material Available for use       $210,400