Sorter Company Has Provided the Following Data for the Third

question 41

Multiple Choice

Sorter Company has provided the following data for the third quarter of the most recent year:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 500,000 \\\hline \text { Fixed Manufacturing Overhead } & 55,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Labour } & 72,500 \\\hline \text { Fixed Selling Expenses } & 46,250 \\\hline \text { Variable Manufacturing Overhead } & 41,000 \\\hline \text { Variable Administrative Expenses } & 48,000 \\\hline \text { Direct Materials } & 51,500 \\\hline \text { Fixed Administrative Expenses } & 44,500 \\\hline \text { Variable Selling Expenses } & 49,750\\\hline \end{array}$ Assume that direct labour is a variable cost and that there was no beginning or ending inventories.



-Suppose the sales for the third quarter was the equivalent of 1,000 units and that the fixed manufacturing and non-manufacturing costs were valid between the relevant range of 800 and 1,200 units.If Sorter Company had sold 100 additional units,it would have reported what amount of additional operating income?

• A) $9,150.
• B) $23,725.
• C) $50,000.
• D) $100,650.

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