Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Fremantle Corporation

question 130

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Fremantle Corporation has two departments,Sails and Masts.Central costs could be allocated to the two departments in various ways.
$$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Sails Department } & \text { Masts Department } \\\text { Square metreage } & 6000 & 18000 \\\text { Number of employees } & 1120 & 480 \\\text { Sales } & \$ 400000 & \$ 2000000\end{array}$$
-If an advertising expense of $300 000 is allocated on the basis of sales,the amount allocated to the Sails Department would be:

• A)$50 000
• B)$75 000
• C)$250 000
• D)$210 000

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Definitions:

Gross Profit

Gross profit is the financial metric obtained by subtracting the cost of goods sold from sales revenue, representing the core profitability of a company's products or services.

FIFO

An inventory valuation method that assumes that the first items put into inventory are the first ones sold.

Beginning Inventory

The value of a company’s inventory at the start of an accounting period, carried over from the end of the previous period.

Periodic Inventory System

An accounting method where inventory and cost of goods sold are determined at the end of a period through a physical count.