Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Sherry and John

question 101

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Sherry and John Enterprises are using the kaizen approach to budgeting for 2015. The budgeted income statement for January 2015 is as follows:
$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Sales ( } 168,000 \text { units) } & \$ 1,000,000 \\\text { Less: Cost of goods sold } & 600,000 \\\text { Gross margin } & 400,000 \\\text { Operating expenses } & 300,000 \\\text { (includes } \$ 50,000 \text { of fixed costs) } & \\\text { Operating income } & \$ 100,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Under the kaizen approach, cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses are budgeted to decline by 1% per month.
-What is the budgeted operating income for February 2015?

• A) $206,000
• B) $297,500
• C) $116,915
• D) $594,000

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Definitions:

Beginning Work

The initial stage or tasks that start a process, often referring to the beginning inventory or work-in-process in manufacturing.

Costs Added

Expenses that have been incurred additionally, often related to production or acquisition of inventory.

Weighted-Average

A calculation method that multiplies each component by a weight reflecting its importance and sums these products to get an average.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods in terms of fully finished goods.