Which of the Following Journal Entries Would Be Recorded If $$\begin{array} { | c | r | r | } \hline \text { Cash } & 3,000 & \\\hline \text { Common Stock } & & 3,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following journal entries would be recorded if Christy Jones Inc.issued stock to the public and received $3000?

• A) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Cash } & 3,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Common Stock } & & 3,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• B) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Accounts Payable } & 3,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 3,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• C) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Common Stock } & 3,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 3,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• D) \[\begin{array} { | c | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Common Stock } & 3,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Accounts Payable } & & 3,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]

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Definitions:

Contribution Approach

An income statement format that organizes costs by their behavior. Costs are separated into variable and fixed categories rather than being separated into product and period costs for external reporting purposes.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs related to manufacturing that cannot be directly traced to specific items produced, such as factory rent, utilities, and equipment depreciation.

Variable Costing

An accounting approach that only considers variable costs—costs that change with the level of output—in product costing and decision-making.

Absorption Costing

A financial technique that encompasses all costs associated with manufacturing (including both fixed and variable expenses) in the pricing of a product.