Writer One Inc Variable Costing Operating Income for 2019 Is Calculated to Be

question 49

Multiple Choice

Writer One Inc. manufactures ball point pens that sell at wholesale for $0.80 per unit. Budgeted production in both 2018 and 2019 was 8,000 units. There was no beginning inventory in 2018. The following data summarized the 2018 and 2019 operations: $\begin{array}{lcc} & 2018 & 2019 \\\text { Units sold } & 6,500 & 9,000 \\\text { Units produced } & 8,000 & 8,000\\\text { Costs: }\\\text { Variable factory overhead per unit } & \$ 0.20 & \$ 0.20 \\\text { Fixed factory overhead } & \$ 1,200& \$ 1,200 \\\text { Variable marketing per unit } & \$ 0.30& \$ 0.30 \\\text { Fixed Selling and Administrative } & \$ 320& \$ 320\end{array}$ Variable costing operating income for 2019 is calculated to be:

• A) $149.
• B) $430.
• C) $655.
• D) $1,030.
• E) $1,180.

---

Definitions:

Bread-and-Butter

Refers to basic, essential aspects of something, often related to source of income or fundamental needs.

Collective Bargaining

The process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment.

Grievance Procedure

Formal procedure that provides for the union to represent members and nonmembers in processing a grievance.

Labour Relations Boards

Labour Relations Boards are quasi-judicial bodies that adjudicate disputes between employers and employees or their representatives, overseeing the enforcement of labor laws and collective bargaining agreements.