Use the Following Financial Information to Find the Entry You

question 25

Multiple Choice

Use the following financial information to find the entry you would make on an income statement for GROSS MARGIN for the year ended December 31, 2011: Gross Sales, $241,000; Sales Returns and Allowances, $7,500; Sales Discounts, $7,800; Merchandise Inventory, January 1, 2011, $45,200; Merchandise Inventory, December 31, 2011, $71,300; Net Purchases, $91,900; Freight In, $1950; Salaries, $97,000; Rent, $30,600; Utilities, $2,500; Insurance, $2,450; and Income Tax, $19,350.

• A) $206,500
• B) $157,950
• C) $138,800
• D) $107,700

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Definitions:

Allocated

Assigned or designated resources (such as costs or revenues) to a specific segment, project, or period.

Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout a manufacturing facility to allocate indirect costs to products.

Overhead

Overhead refers to ongoing business expenses not directly attributed to the production of goods or services, such as rent, utilities, and administrative costs.

Production Department

The division of a business focused on the creation and manufacture of goods.