Caterlebe Productions Uses a Standard Cost System Prepare a Standard Cost Income Statement

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Essay

Caterlebe Productions uses a standard cost system.On December 31,the account balances include the following:
Sales Revenues: $750,000
Cost of Goods Sold (standard costing): $400,500
Selling & Admin expenses: $150,000
Variances:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | c | } \hline \text { Sales revenue variance } & \$ 6,000 & \text { F } \\\hline \text { Direct materials cost variance } & 400 & \text { U } \\\hline \text { Direct materials efficiency variance } & 375 & \text { F } \\\hline \text { Direct labor cost variance } & 675 & \text { U } \\\hline \text { Direct labor efficiency variance } & 150 & \text { F } \\\hline \text { Variable overhead cost variance } & 250 & \text { U } \\\hline \text { Variable overhead efficiency variance } & 800 & \text { F } \\\hline \text { Fixed overhead cost variance } & 420 & \text { U } \\\hline \text { Fixed overhead volume variance } & 100 & \text { F } \\\hline\end{array}$$ Prepare a standard cost income statement.

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Definitions:

Operating Leverage

A measure of how sensitive a company’s operating income is to a change in its sales volume, emphasizing the cost structure between fixed and variable costs.

EBIT

A gauge of company profits, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, leaves out the charges for interest and taxes to show raw earnings.

Sales

The transactions involved in selling goods or services in the normal course of business, generating revenue for the company.

DOL

Degree of Operating Leverage; a measure of a company's fixed costs as a percentage of its total costs, indicating how earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) change in response to a change in sales volume.