In September, Larson Inc

Multiple Choice

In September, Larson Inc. sold 40,000 units of its only product for $240,000 and incurred a total cost of $225,000, of which $25,000 was fixed costs. The flexible budget for September showed total sales of $300,000. Among variances of the period were: total variable cost flexible-budget variance, $8,000U; total flexible-budget variance, $63,000U; and, sales volume variance, in terms of contribution margin, $27,000U.

The actual amount of operating income earned in September, to the nearest dollar, was:

A) $15,000.
B) $40,000.
C) $63,000.
D) $78,000.
E) $105,000.