A Company Has the Following Information for the Current Month

question 134

Multiple Choice

A company has the following information for the current month of operations: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Raw materials used } & \$ 37,500 \\\text { Sales } \$ 97.50 \text { per unit) } & \$ 117,000 \\\text { Direct labor } & \$ 63,000 \\\text { Variable factory overhead } & \$ 25,500 \\\text { Fixed factory overhead } & \text { unknown } \\\text { Variable selling and administrative } & \$ 4,500 \\\text { Fixed selling and administrative } & \$ 7,500 \\\text { Gross profit } & \$ 45,000 \\\text { Contribution margin } & \text { unknown }\\\\\text { Inventories: }&\text { Beginning}&\text { Ending }\\\text { Raw materials } & 0 & \$ 10,500 \\\text { WIP } & 0 & \text { none } \\\text { Finished goods } & 0 & 1,200\text { units }\end{array}$ The total contribution margin under variable costing is_____.

• A)$31,500
• B)$10,500
• C)$49,500
• D)$54,000

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Definitions:

Total Discount

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Term Bond

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