A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:

Selling Price

$86

Units in beginning inventory

0

Units produced

3,500

Units sold

3,400

Unit in ending inventory

100

Variable costs per unit:

 

Direct materials

$37

Direct labor

$15

Variable manufacturing overhead

$5

Variable selling and administrative

$10

Fixed costs:

 

Fixed manufacturing overhead

$24,500

Fixed selling and administrative

$27,200

The total gross margin for the month under the absorption costing approach is:

A) $81,200

B) $74,800

C) $64,600

D) $13,600