Ruozzo Corporation Is a Service Company That Measures Its Output

question 154

Multiple Choice

Ruozzo 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 and the actual results of operations for July. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of July, it assumed that 27 customers would have been served. However, 22 customers were actually served during July.
The "Employee salaries and wages" in the flexible budget for July would have been closest to:

• A) $67,400
• B) $63,300
• C) $77,686
• D) $62,900

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Definitions:

Economic Value Added

A measure of a company's financial performance based on the residual wealth calculated by deducting its cost of capital from its operating profit.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision, representing the benefits one misses out on when choosing one option over another.

Return On Equity

A measure of a corporation's profitability that reveals how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Income Statement

A financial report that shows a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specified period.