1. Given the following cost data, what type of cost is shown?

Cost per unit # of units
$5,000 1
$2,500 2
$1,667 3
$1,250 4

Answer

mixed cost
variable cost
fixed cost
none of the above

2. A business operated at 100% of capacity during its first month, with the following results:

Sales (160 units) $160,000
Production costs (200 units):
Direct materials $100,000
Direct labor 20,000
Variable factory overhead 10,000
Fixed factory overhead 4,000 134,000
Operating expenses:
Variable operating expenses $ 12,000
Fixed operating expenses 2,000 14,000

What is the amount of the manufacturing margin that would be reported on the variable costing income statement?

Answer

$30,000
$38,000
$56,000
$44,000

3.A business operated at 100% of capacity during its first month and incurred the following costs:

Production costs (5,000 units):
Direct materials $70,000
Direct labor 20,000
Variable factory overhead 10,000
Fixed factory overhead 2,000 $102,000
Operating expenses:
Variable operating expenses $17,000
Fixed operating expenses 1,000 18,000

If 1,000 units remain unsold at the end of the month and sales total $150,000 for the month, what would be the amount of income from operations reported on the absorption costing income statement?

Answer

$50,400
$70,000
$52,000
$68,400