Presented Here Is a Partial Amortization Schedule for Roseland Company

question 115

Multiple Choice

Presented here is a partial amortization schedule for Roseland Company which sold $300,000 of 5-year, 10% bonds on January 1, 2020, for $312,000 and uses annual straight-line amortization. Which of the following amounts should be shown in cell (i) ?

• A)$31,200
• B)$32,400
• C)$30,000
• D)$6,000

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that considers only variable costs as product costs, with fixed costs treated as period costs.

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated by subtracting operating expenses from operating revenue.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only allocates variable costs to inventory, treating fixed costs as period expenses that are charged to the income statement in the period they are incurred.

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overheads - in the cost of a unit of product.