A Company Uses the Following Standard Costs to Produce a Single

question 185

Multiple Choice

A company uses the following standard costs to produce a single unit of output.
During the latest month,the company purchased and used 58,000 pounds of direct materials at a price of $1.00 per pound to produce 10,000 units of output.Direct labor costs for the month totaled $56,350 based on 4,900 direct labor hours worked.Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred totaled $15,000 and fixed manufacturing overhead incurred was $10,400.
-Based on this information,the direct labor efficiency variance for the month was:

• A)$3,650 favorable
• B)$2,450 favorable
• C)$1,200 unfavorable
• D)$1,200 favorable
• E)$2,450 unfavorable

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Definitions:

Effective Collusion

A situation where firms in a market agree to act together instead of competing, often to fix prices or market shares, to maximize their profits.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income gained from selling one more unit of a product or service, crucial in determining the optimal level of output for a company.

Marginal Cost

The extra expense associated with manufacturing an additional unit of a product or service.

Oligopolistic Firm

A company operating in an oligopoly market structure, characterized by a few firms dominating the market, leading to specific behaviors like pricing collusion or competition.