In Its First Taxable Year,Platform,Inc

question 51

Multiple Choice

In its first taxable year,Platform,Inc.generated a $200,000 net operating loss and made a $10,000 cash donation to a local charity.In its second year,Platform generated $350,000 operating income and made a $20,000 donation to the same charity.Compute Platform's taxable income for its second year.

• A)$120,000
• B)$135,000
• C)$320,000
• D)$130,000

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Definitions:

Traditional Costing Method

A costing methodology that allocates overhead costs based on a single, volume-based cost driver, such as labor hours or machine hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total time workers spend on producing a product, directly correlating to the product itself.

Unit Product Cost

An expression of the total production cost (materials, labor, and overhead) divided by the number of units produced.

Traditional Costing Method

An accounting strategy that allocates overhead costs to products based on a predetermined rate, without considering the actual activities that incur costs.