At the End of the First Month of Operations for Jackson's

question 48

Multiple Choice

At the end of the first month of operations for Jackson's Catering Service, the business had the following accounts: Cash, $21,000; Prepaid Rent, $500; Equipment, $7,500 and Accounts Payable
$4,000. By the end of the month, Jackson's had earned $32,000 of Revenues, and used $1,800 of Utilities Expenses, $4,000 of Rent Expense and $3,600 of Salaries Expenses. Calculate the net income to be reported by the company for this first month.

• A)$32,000
• B)$26,200
• C)$22,600
• D)$23,100

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Definitions:

Activity Variance

The difference between the planned activity level and the actual activity level, used in budgeting and costing analyses.

Materials

Raw resources or supplies used in the production of finished goods.

Revenue

The total income generated by a company from its usual business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers.

Spending Variance

A financial metric that indicates the difference between the budgeted or planned amount of spending and the actual amount spent.