Held Incorporated Has Provided the Following Data for the Month

question 172

Multiple Choice

Held Incorporated has provided the following data for the month of June. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month. Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $1,000.The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.The cost of goods sold for June after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:

• A) $301,410
• B) $299,790
• C) $299,600
• D) $301,600

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Definitions:

NPV

Net Present Value; a calculation used to assess the profitability of an investment, considering the present value of its cash flows.

Variances

Differences between planned financial outcomes and actual results, used in budgeting and financial management to analyze performance.

Abandonment Option

A form of real option in capital budgeting, giving a company the ability to abandon or terminate a project during its life if it becomes unprofitable.

Discount Rate

A rate of interest utilized within discounted cash flow evaluations to ascertain the present worth of forthcoming cash flows.