If Total Assets Equal $270,000 and Total Liabilities Equal $202,500

question 57

Multiple Choice

If total assets equal $270,000 and total liabilities equal $202,500, the total equity must equal:

• A) $472,500.
• B) $67,500.
• C) Can not be determined from the information given.
• D) Some other amount.

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

A cost accounting method that assigns expected costs to each unit of product to help managers assess actual performance.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits not distributed to shareholders as dividends but retained for reinvestment in the business or to pay off debt.

Ending Balance

The final amount in an account at the end of a period, after all debits and credits have been accounted for.

FOH Volume Variance

A financial metric that measures the difference between the budgeted fixed overhead and the applied fixed overhead based on actual production volumes.