A Business Purchased $3,500 of Office Supplies for Cash

question 130

Multiple Choice

A business purchased $3,500 of office supplies for cash. Which of the following sets of ledger accounts reflect the posting of this transaction?

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Earnings from a company's primary business activities, excluding costs and expenses, interest, and taxes.

Absorption Costing

An approach to accounting that integrates all costs associated with manufacturing - including direct materials, direct labor, and overhead costs, no matter if they are variable or fixed, into the final cost of a product.

Variable Costing

A bookkeeping technique that incorporates only variable production expenses, such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing costs, into the cost of products, while omitting fixed overhead.

Manufacturing Company

A company engaged in the conversion of raw materials into finished goods on a large scale, using labor, machines, and chemicals processes.