Mary’s Fine Fashions US Company Mary’s Fine Fashions Manufactures and Sells Various Types

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Mary’s Fine Fashions
US company Mary’s Fine Fashions manufactures and sells various types of women’s clothing. At the end of 2008, Mary had estimated for the production and sale of 25 000 short-sleeve shirts. Each shirt has a standard calling for 2.5 yards of direct material at a standard cost of $1.25 per yard and 12 minutes of direct labour time at a standard cost of $.20 per minute. During 2009, the company actually produced and sold 23 000 shirts. These 23 000 shirts had an actual direct materials cost of $77 142 (59 340 yards at $1.30 per yard) and an actual direct labour cost of $63 250 (253 000 minutes at $.25 per minute) . Each shirt sells for $20.
-What is Mary's net income (loss) based on a flexible budget?

• A) $332 925
• B) $361 875
• C) $347 400
• D) $307 400

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Definitions:

Temporary Difference

A difference between the book value and tax value of an asset or liability that results in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.

Tax Provision

An amount recorded in advance for expected future tax payments due to governmental regulations and business operations.

Interperiod Tax Allocation

The practice of distributing income tax expenses over different accounting periods to match taxes with the revenues they are associated with.

Book Income

The income reported by a company in its financial statements, differing from taxable income due to various adjustments.