The Following Selected Data Were Taken from the Books of the Bixby

question 63

Multiple Choice

The following selected data were taken from the books of the Bixby Box Company.The company uses job costing to account for manufacturing costs.The data relate to June operations.A) Materials and supplies were requisitioned from the stores clerk as follows: Job 405,material X,$7,000.Job 406,material X,$3,000;material Y,$6,000.Job 407,material X,$7,000;material Y,$3,200.For general factory use: materials A,B,and C,$2,300.B) Time tickets for the month were chargeable as follows: C) Other information:
Factory paychecks for $36,700 were issued during the month.Various factory overhead charges of $19,400 were incurred on account.Depreciation of factory equipment for the month was $5,400.Factory overhead was applied to jobs at the rate of $3.50 per direct labor hour.Job orders completed during the month: Job 405 and Job 406.Selling and administrative costs were $2,100.Factory overhead is closed out only at the end of the year.The end of the month Work-in-Process Inventory balance would be:

• A)$18,200.
• B)$24,850.
• C)$64,100.
• D)$88,950.

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Definitions:

Price Skimming

Price skimming involves setting a relatively high price for a new product or service at the beginning, then lowering the price over time.

Cost-Plus Approach

A pricing strategy where the selling price of a product is determined by adding a specific markup to its production cost.

Differential Income

The difference in income between two alternative decisions or scenarios.

Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not change in total regardless of changes in the amount of goods or services produced or sold, such as rent, salaries, or insurance premiums.