Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .Following a strategy of product differentiation, Luke Company makes a high-end Appliance, AP15.Luke Company presents the following data for the years 1 and 2. Luke Company produces no defective units but it wants to reduce direct materials usage per unit of AP15 in year 2.Manufacturing conversion costs in each year depend on production capacity defined in terms of AP15 units that can be produced.Selling and customer-service costs depend on the number of customers that the customer and service functions are designed to support.Neither conversion costs or customer-service costs are affected by changes in actual volume.Luke Company has 46 customers in year 1 and 50 customers in year 2.The industry market size for high-end appliances increased 5% from year 1 to year 2.
-What is the Luke Company's net increase in operating income as a result of the growth component?

• A)$340,000 unfavourable
• B)$140,000 favourable
• C)$160,000 favourable
• D)$190,000 favourable
• E)$250,000 unfavourable

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Definitions:

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that typically provides dividend payments before dividends are issued to common stockholders, often with no voting rights.

Common Stock

A type of security that signifies ownership within a corporation, known as corporate equity ownership.

Cumulative Feature

A characteristic of preferred stock that entitles shareholders to receive dividends that were omitted in the past before any dividends can be issued to common stockholders.

Preemptive Right

A shareholder's right to maintain their proportionate ownership by buying additional shares before they are offered to the public.