Woodhead Inc

question 96

Multiple Choice

Woodhead Inc. manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. Its standard cost per unit produced is $37.45. During the year, the company produced and sold 24,400 units at a price of $47.40 per unit and its selling and administrative expenses totaled $92,000. The company does not have any variable manufacturing overhead costs. It recorded the following variances during the year:

-When the company closes its standard cost variances,the Cost of Goods Sold will increase (decrease) by:

• A) ($36,300)
• B) $33,825
• C) ($33,825)
• D) $36,300

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