Harris Corporation Produces a Single Product

question 178

Multiple Choice

Harris Corporation produces a single product.Last year,Harris manufactured 17,000 units and sold 13,000 units.Production costs for the year were as follows: Sales were $780,000 for the year,variable selling and administrative expenses were $88,400,and fixed selling and administrative expenses were $170,000.There was no beginning inventory.Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Under absorption costing,the ending inventory for the year would be valued at:

• A)$190,800
• B)$170,000
• C)$230,800
• D)$0

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