Manning Company Has the Following Items: Write-Down of Inventories, $360,000;

question 20

Multiple Choice

Manning Company has the following items: write-down of inventories, $360,000; loss on disposal of Sports Division, $555,000; and loss due to strike, $359,000. Ignoring income taxes, what amount should Manning Company report as extraordinary losses?

• A) $ -0-.
• B) $555,000.
• C) $719,000.
• D) $914,000.

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Definitions:

Short-Run Costs

Costs that vary with the level of output in the short term, where at least one factor of production is fixed.

Profitable Level

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Given Price

A specific price point that is set or assumed within a particular context, often used as a reference in economic analysis.

Profit-Maximizing Output

The level of production at which a firm achieves the greatest difference between total revenue and total cost, optimizing its profit.