Correy Inc •All Sales Are on Credit

question 64

Multiple Choice

Correy Inc.reported the following information for 2016: $\begin{array}{lr}&\text { October }&\text { November }&\text { December }\\\text { Budgeted sales } & \$ 460,000 & \$ 440,000 & \$ 540,000 \\\text { Budgeted purchases } & \$ 240,000 & \$ 256,000 & \$ 288,000\end{array}$ •All sales are on credit.
•Customer amounts on account are collected 50% in the month of sale and 50% in the following month.
•Cost of goods sold is 35% of sales.
•Correy purchases and pays for merchandise 60% in the month of acquisition and 40% in the following month.
•Accounts payable is used only for inventory acquisitions.
How much cash will Correy receive during November?

• A)$220,000
• B)$490,000
• C)$450,000
• D)$440,000

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

Absorption costing is an accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (both variable and fixed) in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing

Variable costing is an accounting method that only considers variable costs (costs that change with production levels) in the calculation of product or service costs, excluding fixed costs.

Gross Profit

The difference between sales revenue and the cost of goods sold, directly indicating the efficiency of core business activities.

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, in the cost of a product.