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

question 38

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .Following a strategy of product differentiation, Barry Company makes an XX 300.Barry Company presents the following data for the years 1 and 2. Barry Company produces no defective units but it wants to reduce direct materials usage per unit of XX 300 in year 2.Manufacturing conversion costs in each year depend on production capacity defined in terms of XX 300 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.Barry Company has 23 customers in year 1 and 25 customers in year 2.The industry market size for high-end appliances increased 5% from year 1 to year 2.
-What is the Barry Company's net increase in operating income as a result of the price-recovery component?

• A)$101,000 unfavourable
• B)$101,000 favourable
• C)$6,100 favourable
• D)$2,700 unfavourable
• E)$6,100 unfavourable

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Definitions:

Aerobic Respiration

A process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen. Cells break down food in the mitochondria in a long, multistep process that produces roughly 36 ATP.

Oxaloacetate

A four-carbon molecule that plays a vital role in the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) and gluconeogenesis, involved in energy production and glucose synthesis.

Anaerobic Pathways

Anaerobic pathways are biochemical processes that enable cells to produce energy without the need for oxygen.

Glycogen

Highly branched polysaccharide of glucose monomers. Principal form of stored sugars in animals.