Dotterel Corporation Uses the Variable Cost Concept of Product Pricing

question 125

Multiple Choice

Dotterel Corporation uses the variable cost concept of product pricing. Below is cost information for the production and sale of 35,000 units of its sole product. Dotterel desires a profit equal to an 11.2% rate of return on invested assets of $350,000. The dollar amount of desired profit from the production and sale of the company's product is

• A) $89,600
• B) $39,200
• C) $70,000
• D) $84,000

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Definitions:

Labor Hours

The total number of hours worked by employees for which they are compensated, often used as a basis for allocating overhead in cost accounting.

Space Occupied

The amount of physical area taken up by an entity, such as inventory in a warehouse or machinery in a factory.

Step-down Method

A method used in cost accounting to allocate service department costs to production departments in multiple steps, based on the services rendered.

Labor Hours

Labor hours refer to the total number of working hours spent by employees performing specific tasks or duties.