Use the Following Information for Questions 60 Through 63

question 31

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions 60 through 63.
Information for Ramirez Corp. is given below: Additional information:
There are no preferred dividends in arrears, the balances in the Accounts Receivable and Inventory accounts are unchanged from January 1, 2015, and there were no changes in the Bonds Payable, Preferred Stock, or Common Stock accounts during 2015. Assume that preferred dividends for the current year have not been declared.
-The number of times interest was earned during 2015 was

• A) 700 ÷ 125.
• B) 1,000 ÷ 125.
• C) 1,124 ÷ 125.
• D) 874 ÷ 125.

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Definitions:

Labour Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the expected (or budgeted) cost.

Standard Hours Allowed

The amount of work hours allocated to complete a specific task or project, often used in performance measurement.

Denominator Level

In cost accounting, it refers to the level of activity used to allocate fixed costs to units of production.

Standard Costing

Standard costing is an accounting method that applies estimated costs to product costs for budgeting purposes and performance evaluation, facilitating variance analysis.