Sales for the Year Were $600,000

question 129

Multiple Choice

Sales for the year were $600,000. Accounts receivable were $100,000 and $80,000 at the beginning and end of the year. Cash received from customers to be reported on the cash flow statement using the direct method is

• A) $700,000
• B) $600,000
• C) $580,000
• D) $620,000

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Definitions:

Fixed Component

A cost or part of a cost that remains unchanged regardless of changes in the level of output or activity.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders based on a specific activity measure, like labor hours or machine hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production activity that quantifies the number of hours machines are operated in the production process.

Fixed Component

A cost that does not change with the level of output or activity over a particular period of time.