Refer to the Following Selected Financial Information from Shakley's Incorporated

question 131

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following selected financial information from Shakley's Incorporated. Compute the company's profit margin for Year 2. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { Year 2 } & \text { Year 1 } \\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 478,500 & \$ 426,250 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 276,300 & 250,120 \\\hline \text { Interest expense } & 9,700 & 10,700 \\\hline \text { Net income before tax } & 67,250 & 52,680 \\\hline \text { Net income after tax } & 46,050 & 39,900 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & 317,100 & 288,000 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities } & 181,400 & 167,300 \\\hline \text { Total equity } & 135,700 & 120,700 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 14.1%.
• B) 11.7%.
• C) 9.6%.
• D) 16.7%.
• E) 33.9%.

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual hourly wage paid to workers and the expected (or standard) wage.

Direct Labor Standard

A benchmark for the amount of labor time that should be consumed in the production of a good or service, used for costing and efficiency analysis.

Labor Rate Variance

The financial difference between the actual cost of labor and the budgeted (or standard) cost of labor, influenced by the wage rates paid and the amount of labor hours used.

Labor Standards

Benchmarks or norms established for the amount of labor required to perform a task efficiently, often used to set production targets and labor budgets.