Exam 6: Variable Costing and Segment Reporting: Tools for Management

The following data pertain to last year's operations at Clarkson, Incorporated, a company that produces a single product: What was the absorption costing net operating income last year?

Buckbee Corporation manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations: The company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs or variable selling and administrative expenses. During its first year of operations, the company produced 37,000 units and sold 32,000 units. The company's only product is sold for $261 per unit.Assume that the company uses a variable costing system that assigns $17 of direct labor cost to each unit that is produced. The net operating income under this costing system is:

The salary paid to a store manager is not a traceable fixed expense of the store.

Mullee Corporation produces a single product and has the following cost structure: The absorption costing unit product cost is:

Ieso Corporation has two stores: J and K. During November, Ieso Corporation reported a net operating income of $30,000 and sales of $450,000. The contribution margin in Store J was $100,000, or 40% of sales. The segment margin in Store K was $30,000, or 15% of sales. Traceable fixed expenses are $60,000 in Store J, and $40,000 in Store K.Variable expenses in Store K totaled:

Leheny Corporation manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations: The company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs or variable selling and administrative expenses. During its first year of operations, the company produced 55,000 units and sold 50,000 units. The company's only product is sold for $238 per unit.Assume that the company uses an absorption costing system that assigns $21 of direct labor cost and $58 of fixed manufacturing overhead to each unit that is produced. The net operating income under this costing system is:

Beach Corporation, which produces a single product, budgeted the following costs for its first year of operations. These costs are based on a budgeted volume of 30,000 towels produced and sold: During the first year of operations, Beach Corporation actually produced 30,000 towels but only sold 24,000 towels. Actual costs did not fluctuate from the cost behavior patterns described above. The 24,000 towels were sold for $16 per towel. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost.What is the total cost that would be assigned to Beach Corporation's finished goods inventory at the end of the first year of operations Under variable costing?

Phinisee Corporation manufactures a single product. The following data pertain to the company's operations over the last two years: Required:a. Determine the absorption costing net operating income for last year.b. Determine the absorption costing net operating income for this year.

Pacheo Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. The company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month.Required:a. What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?b. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing.c. Without preparing an income statement, determine the absorption costing net operating income for the month.

Carlton Corporation has two divisions: Delta and Echo. Data from the most recent month appear below: The company's common fixed expenses total $44,110. The break-even in sales dollars for Echo Division is closest to:

Smidt Corporation has provided the following data for its two most recent years of operation: The unit product cost under absorption costing in Year 2 is closest to:

Under variable costing, an increase in fixed manufacturing overhead will affect the unit product cost.

Which of the following costs at a manufacturing company would be treated as a product cost under variable costing?

Pungent Corporation manufactures and sells a spice rack. Shown below are the actual operating results for the first two years of operations: Pungent's selling price and unit variable cost and total fixed cost were the same for both years. What is Pungent's variable costing net operating income for Year 2?

Mandato Corporation has provided the following data for its two most recent years of operation: The net operating income (loss) under absorption costing in Year 1 is closest to:

A company produces a single product. Variable production costs are $12.60 per unit and variable selling and administrative expenses are $3.60 per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead totals $42,000 and fixed selling and administration expenses total $46,000. Assuming a beginning inventory of zero, production of 4,600 units and sales of 3,900 units, the dollar value of the ending inventory under variable costing would be:

Mckissic Corporation has two divisions: Domestic and Foreign. Data from the most recent month appear below: The break-even in sales dollars for the company as a whole is closest to:

Dallavalle Corporation manufactures and sells one product. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations: The company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs or variable selling and administrative expenses. During its first year of operations, the company produced 32,000 units and sold 31,000 units. The company's only product is sold for $238 per unit.The company is considering using either super-variable costing or a variable costing system that assigns $10 of direct labor cost to each unit that is produced. Which of the following statements is true regarding the net operating income in the first year?

Carriveau Corporation has two divisions: Consumer Division and Business Division. The following data are for the most recent operating period: The company's common fixed expenses total $63,360.The Consumer Division's break-even sales is closest to:

Croft Corporation produces a single product. Last year, the company had a net operating income of $93,800 using absorption costing and $81,600 using variable costing. The fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $10 per unit. There were no beginning inventories. If 28,000 units were produced last year, then sales last year were: