Each Speaker System Requires 3 Boxes and 15 Yards of Wire

question 148

Multiple Choice

Each speaker system requires 3 boxes and 15 yards of wire. Boxes cost $4 each and wire is $0.60 per yard. Connor wants to have 20% of the following month's production needs in ending raw materials inventory. On January 1, Connor had 24,000 boxes and 100,000 yards of wire in inventory.
-Refer to Figure 9-11. What is total selling expense?

• A) $65,000
• B) $44,000
• C) $84,000
• D) $109,000
• E) $39,000

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Definitions:

EBIT

A financial metric called EBIT that calculates a company's profits prior to the deduction of interest and income tax costs, encompassing all other expenses.

Operating Leverage

A financial metric that measures the proportion of fixed costs in a company's cost structure, indicating how a change in sales volume will affect operating income.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with levels of production or sales volume, such as materials and labor.

Cost Structure

This refers to the types and relative proportions of fixed and variable costs that a business incurs.