Cardinal and Bluebird Corporations Both Use a Calendar Year as Their

question 53

Multiple Choice

Cardinal and Bluebird Corporations both use a calendar year as their tax year. At the close of business on June 30, Cardinal Corporation buys all of Bluebird Corporation's stock. If the two corporations file a consolidated return and both corporations earn their income evenly throughout the year, what portion of Cardinal's income will be included in the consolidated return? (Assume all months have 30 days.)

• A) 100%
• B) 0%
• C) 50%
• D) none of the above

Identify and comprehend the elements that go into the calculation of unit product costs in a job-order costing system.

Understand how manufacturing overhead costs are allocated to individual jobs based on direct labor hours or machine hours.

Calculate total job costs and unit product costs using job-order costing data.

Understand the role of fixed and variable manufacturing overhead costs in job-order costing.

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