A Company Has the Following Information for Its First Month

question 58

Multiple Choice

A company has the following information for its first month of operations: $\begin{array}{ll}\hline \text { Raw materials used } & \$ 25,000 \\\text { Sales (\$65 per unit) } & \$ 78,000 \\\text { Directlabor } & \$ 42,000\\\text { Variable factory overhead }&\$17,000\\\text { Fixed factory overhead unknown }\\\text { Variable sellingand administrative }&\$3,000\\\text { Fixed sellingand administrative }&\$5,000\\\text { Gross profit }&\$30,000\\\text { Contributionmargin }&\text { unknown }\\\end{array}$
Ending inventories:
Raw materials $\quad$$\$ 7,000$
WIP none
Finishedgoods $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$ 1,200units Raw materials purchased during the current period are:

• A) $18,000
• B) $25,000
• C) $32,000
• D) None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Cash Short

A situation where the actual cash differs from the expected amount during a financial transaction or at the close of a business day.

Journal Entry

A record in accounting that represents a transaction and its effects on accounts in a double-entry bookkeeping system.

NSF Check

A check that has been returned by the bank because the account on which it was drawn did not have sufficient funds.

Deposits In Transit

Funds that have been sent to a bank but not yet recorded in the bank's records, resulting in a discrepancy between the company's cash records and bank statement.