Macnamara Corporation Has Two Manufacturing Departments--Casting and Finishing

question 144

Multiple Choice

Macnamara Corporation has two manufacturing departments--Casting and Finishing. The company used the following data at the beginning of the year to calculate predetermined overhead rates: During the most recent month, the company started and completed two jobs--Job F and Job M. There were no beginning inventories. Data concerning those two jobs follow:
Assume that the company uses departmental predetermined overhead rates with machine-hours as the allocation base in both production departments. Further assume that the company uses a markup of 50% on manufacturing cost to establish selling prices. The calculated selling price for Job M is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)

• A) $15,310
• B) $47,767
• C) $30,620
• D) $45,930

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Definitions:

Production Function

An equation that describes the relation between inputs used in production and the output of goods or services.

Profit

The financial gain realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the activity.

Commodity

A basic asset deployed in commercial transactions that is exchangeable with other assets of the same classification.

Maximise

To maximize something to its utmost potential or level.