Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 85

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Calculate the Division operating income for the AlphaShoe Company which manufactures only one type of shoe and has two divisions, the Sole Division, and the Assembly Division. The Sole Division manufactures soles for the Assembly Division, which completes the shoe and sells it to retailers. The Sole Division "sells" soles to the Assembly Division. The market price for the Assembly Division to purchase a pair of soles is $40. (Ignore changes in inventory.) The fixed costs for the Sole Division are assumed to be the same over the range of 40,000-100,000 units. The fixed costs for the Assembly Division are assumed to be $14 per pair at 100,000 units.

-Calculate and compare the difference in overall corporate net income between Scenario A and Scenario B if the Assembly Division sells 100,000 pairs of shoes for $120 per pair to customers.

• A)$1,000,000 more net income under Scenario A
• B)$1,000,000 of net income using Scenario B
• C)$200,000 of net income using Scenario A.
• D)None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The complete expense incurred to manufacture a single item, encompassing materials, workforce, and indirect costs.

Contribution Margin

The difference between sales revenue and variable costs, indicating how much revenue contributes to covering fixed costs.

Variable Costing

A bookkeeping approach that incorporates just the variable costs of production (such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable factory overheads) into the costs of products.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.