Given the Following Items and Costs as of the Balance

question 164

Multiple Choice

Given the following items and costs as of the balance sheet date,determine the value of Light Company's merchandise inventory. - $2,000 goods sold by Light to another company.The goods are in transit and shipping terms are FOB shipping point.
- $3,000 goods sold by another company to Light.The goods are in transit and shipping terms are FOB shipping point.
- $4,000 owned by Light but in the possession of another company,the consignee.
- Damaged goods owned by Light that originally cost $5,000 but now have an $800 net realizable value.

• A)$7,000
• B)$7,800
• C)$9,800
• D)$9,000
• E)$6,800

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Definitions:

Volume Variance

The difference between the expected (budgeted) volume of production or sales and the actual volume, affecting costs and revenues.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products, calculated before the period begins based on estimated costs and activity levels.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual jobs or units based on a consistent formula.

Machine-Hour

A unit of measure representing the operation of a machine for one hour, often used in allocating manufacturing overhead costs.