What Are the Average and Marginal Tax Rates for a Corporation

question 58

Multiple Choice

What are the average and marginal tax rates for a corporation that has $97,648 of taxable income? The tax rates are as follows: $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Corporate Taxable Income (S) } & \text { Tax Rate (") ) } \\\hline 0 - 50,000 & 15 \\\hline 50,001 - 75,000 & 25 \\\hline 75,001 - 100,000 & 34 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)21.97%; 25%
• B)21.97%; 34%
• C)23.08%; 34%
• D)34%; 34%

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

A costing method that calculates the cost of goods sold based on the average cost of all similar items in inventory.

Conversion Costs

The sum of labor and overhead expenses required to convert raw materials into finished products.

Process Costing

Process costing is an accounting methodology adopted by companies manufacturing homogeneous products, where the costs of production are accumulated by process or department and averaged over the units produced.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that assigns the average cost of the goods available for sale to both ending inventory and cost of goods sold.