A Company That Produces a Single Product Had a Net

question 15

Multiple Choice

A company that produces a single product had a net operating income of $65,000 using variable costing and a net operating income of $95,000 using absorption costing. Total fixed manufacturing overhead was $60,000 and production was 10,000 units. This year was the first year of operations. Between the beginning and the end of the year, the inventory level:

• A) decreased by 5,000 units
• B) increased by 5,000 units
• C) decreased by 30,000 units
• D) increased by 30,000 units

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Definitions:

Fictitious-Payee Rule

A principle in commercial law that a bank is not liable for fraudulent endorsement payments if the drawer intended the payee to be fictitious.

Refund

The process of returning funds to a purchaser in response to a product return, cancellation, or dissatisfaction with services provided.

Endorser

A person who signs their name on a document, often a check, to indicate their approval or to transfer ownership to another party.

Drawer

In a financial context, the person who writes or issues a check or draft instructing a bank to pay a specified sum of money to a designated party.