Witten Corporation Is a Service Company That Measures Its Output

question 411

Multiple Choice

Witten Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes. A total of 27 customers were actually served during January.
The "Employee salaries and wages" in the flexible budget for January would have been closest to:

• A) $77,100
• B) $65,348
• C) $80,200
• D) $82,100

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Definitions:

Operating Cycle

The operating cycle is the duration of time it takes for a company to purchase inventory, sell it, and convert the sales into cash.

Cash

A form of liquid asset that represents immediate purchasing power and can be used for transactions.

Closing Entries

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

Revenue Accounts

Accounts that track the income a company generates from its normal business activities, such as sales of goods or services.