Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions Finished Goods Inventory at the End of September Is 2,000

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Patiomaster Products manufactures patio furniture. The estimated numbers of sets to be sold for the last three months of 2018 is: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Month } & \text { Sales } \\\hline \text { October } & 10,000 \\\text { November } & 7,000 \\\text { December } & 5,000 \\\text { January } & 6,000\end{array}$$ Finished goods inventory at the end of September is 2,000 units. Finished goods inventory is set at 30 percent of next month's sales.
-Refer to the table above. What will be the amount of total production for October 2018?

• A)9,400 units.
• B)7,800 units.
• C)10,100 units.
• D)8,400 units.

Distinguish between the concepts of gross margin, contribution margin, and net income.

Learn how cost behavior analysis helps to predict changes in costs over different levels of activity.

Interpret financial data to determine gross margin, net income, and contribution margin.

Understand and apply different methods (scattergraph, high-low, least-squares regression) for estimating costs.

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