Coviello Corporation Would Like to Determine the Relative Profitability of the Company's

question 36

Multiple Choice

Coviello Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of the company's products for purposes of making volume trade-off decisions. For example, the selling price of product C98I is $368.00, its unit variable cost is $257.60, and its unit contribution margin is $110.40. One unit of the product requires 16 minutes of the constrained resource. Monthly sales are 4,400 units. What is the profitability index for product C98I?

• A)0.30
• B)$23.00 per minute
• C)$485,760
• D)$6.90 per minute

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Definitions:

Overapplied

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead cost is more than the actual overhead cost incurred.

Underapplied

A condition where allocated manufacturing overhead for a period is less than the actual overhead incurred, causing unabsorbed overhead costs.

Job-Order Costing System

A cost accounting system that assigns costs to specific batches or job orders, making it easier to track the cost of producing each item or batch.

Overapplied

Occurs when the allocated manufacturing costs exceed the actual manufacturing costs incurred.