Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 36

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Monticello Corp manufactures expensive tables. Its varnishing department is fully automated and requires substantial inspection to keep the machines operating properly. An improperly varnished table is very expensive to correct. Inspection hours for the 5,000 tables varnished in September totaled 1,500 hours by 8 employees. Eight quarts of varnish were used, on average, for each table. The standard amount of varnish per table is nine quarts. The cost of inspection for September was equal to the budgeted amount of $40,000.
-The $40,000 represents a(n) ________.

• A) activity cost pool
• B) possible cost allocation base
• C) internal failure cost
• D) work-in-process control

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including material and labor expenses.

Time Ticket

A document that indicates the employee, the hours worked, the account and job to be charged, and the total labor cost.

Personal Exemptions

Deductions allowed on individual income tax returns, reducing the amount of income subject to taxation, based on the taxpayer and dependents.

Job Number

An unique identifier assigned to a specific job or project for tracking costs, progress, and billing.