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

Selling Price

$102

Units in beginning inventory

0

Units produced

8,700

Units sold

8,300

Unit in ending inventory

400

Variable costs per unit:

 

Direct materials

$29

Direct labor

$31

Variable manufacturing overhead

$2

Variable selling and administrative

$6

Fixed costs:

 

Fixed manufacturing overhead

$269,700

Fixed selling and administrative

$8,300

The total contribution margin for the month under the variable costing approach is:

A) $282,200

B) $74,700

C) $332,000

D) $12,500