Columbia Corporation Produces a Single Product

question 236

Multiple Choice

Columbia Corporation produces a single product. The company's variable costing income statement for November appears below: During November, 35,000 units were manufactured and 8,000 units were in beginning inventory. Variable production costs have remained constant on a per unit basis over the past several months.
Under absorption costing, for November the company would report a:

• A) $145,000 profit
• B) $125,000 profit
• C) $125,000 loss
• D) $120,000 profit

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