Financial Statements for Oratz Company Appear Below Total Dividends During Year 2 Were

question 142

Multiple Choice

Financial statements for Oratz Company appear below:

$\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline&\text { Oratz Company } \\&\text { Income Statement } \\&\text { For the Year Ended December 31, Year } \\&2\\&\text { (dollars in thousands) }\\\hline \text { Sales (All on Account) } & \$ 1630 \\\hline \text { Costs of Goods Sold } & \$ 1140 \\\hline \text { Gross Margin } & \$ 490 \\\hline \text { Operating Expenses } & \$ 190 \\\hline \text { Net Operating Income } & \$ 300 \\\hline \text { Interest Expense } & \$ 30 \\\hline \text { Net Income before Taxes } & \$ 270 \\\hline \text { Income Taxes (30\%) } & \$ 81 \\\hline \text { Net Income } & \$ 189\\\hline\end{array}$

Total dividends during Year 2 were $\$ 139,000$ , of which $\$ 6,000$ were preferred dividends. The market price of a common share on December 31, Year 2 was $\$ 260$ .


-Oratz Company's average sale period (turnover in days) for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?

• A) 29.1 days.
• B) 40.3 days.
• C) 41.6 days.
• D) 57.6 days.

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Definitions:

Facility-Level Costs

Costs related to activities and services that support the entire organization, like factory rent or salaries of maintenance staff.

Facility-Level Costs

Fixed costs that do not vary with the level of production or output, associated with maintaining a production facility.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that allocates costs to products or services based on the activities and resources consumed in the production or delivery process.

Overhead Assignment

The process of allocating indirect costs (or overheads) to various cost objects such as products, projects, or departments.