The Following Information Relates to a Product Produced by Ashland

question 73

Multiple Choice

The following information relates to a product produced by Ashland Company: Fixed selling costs are $1,000,000 per year.Variable selling costs of $4 per unit sold are added to cover the transportation cost.Although production capacity is 500,000 units per year,Ashland expects to produce only 400,000 units next year.The product normally sells for $40 each.A customer has offered to buy 60,000 units for $30 each.The customer will pay the transportation charge on the units purchased.If Ashland accepts the special order,the effect on income would be a

• A)$60,000 increase
• B)$180,000 increase
• C)$420,000 increase
• D)$600,000 decrease

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Definitions:

Optional

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Adjusting Entries

These are journal entries made in accounting at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, preparing the books for the next period.

End-Of-Period Spreadsheet

A financial report used to compile and summarize the accounting information at the end of an accounting period, including balances for assets, liabilities, and equity.