Kern Corporation Produces a Single Product

question 131

Multiple Choice

Kern Corporation produces a single product. Selected information concerning the operations of the company follow:
Assume that direct labor is a variable cost.
-Which costing method,absorption or variable costing,would show a higher operating income for the year and by what amount?

• A) Absorption costing net operating income would be higher than variable costing net operating income by $2,500.
• B) Variable costing net operating income would be higher than absorption costing net operating income by $2,500.
• C) Absorption costing net operating income would be higher than variable costing net operating income by $5,500.
• D) Variable costing net operating income would be higher than absorption costing net operating income by $5,500.

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Definitions:

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