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the Following Data (In Thousands of Dollars) Have

question 94

Multiple Choice

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The following data (in thousands of dollars) have been taken from the accounting records of Karling Corporation for the just completed year. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales } & \$ 990 \\\hline \text { Raw materials inventory, beginning } & \$ 40 \\\hline \text { Raw materials inventory, ending } & \$ 70 \\\hline \text { Purchases of raw materials } & \$ 120 \\\hline \text { Direct labour } & \$ 200 \\\hline \text { Manufacturing overhead } & \$ 230 \\\hline \text { Administrative expenses } & \$ 150 \\\hline \text { Selling expenses } & \$ 140 \\\hline \text { Work in process inventory, beginning } & \$ 70 \\\hline \text { Work in process inventory, ending } & \$ 50 \\\hline \text { Finished goods inventory, beginning } & \$ 120 \\\hline \text { Finished goods inventory, ending } & \$ 160 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-The cost of goods manufactured for the year (in thousands of dollars) was:

• A)$590.
• B)$500.
• C)$540.
• D)$570.

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Definitions:

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where a single firm can supply a good or service to an entire market more efficiently than multiple firms due to high fixed or startup costs.

Economies Of Scale

The cost advantage that arises with increased output of a product, as fixed costs are spread over more units of production, reducing the cost per unit.

Diseconomies Of Scale

An increase in average total cost as output rises.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller who has exclusive control over a product or service, with no close substitutes.