The Dexon Company Makes and Sells a Single Product Called

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Dexon Company makes and sells a single product called a Mip and uses a standard costing system. The following standards have been established for one unit of Mip: There were no inventories of any kind on August 1. During August, the following events occurred:
Purchased 15,000 board feet at the total cost of $24,000.
Used 12,000 board feet to produce 2,100 Mips.
Used 1,700 hours of direct labor time at a total cost of $20,060.
-To record the incurrence of direct labor costs and its use in production, the general ledger would include what entry to the Labor Efficiency Variance account?

• A) $480 credit
• B) $240 debit
• C) $1,200 debit
• D) $1,200 credit

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Definitions:

Link-Chain Method

A statistical method used for adjusting economic or financial time series data for the effects of inflation or other external factors to show real changes over time.

Dollar-Value LIFO

Dollar-value LIFO (Last In, First Out) is an accounting method used for inventory that measures the cost of inventory in dollar terms, adjusting for inflation.

Cost Index

An index that measures the changes in the cost or price of specific goods or services over time.

FIFO Cost

FIFO, or First-In, First-Out, is an inventory valuation method where the costs of the earliest goods purchased or produced are the first to be recognized in determining cost of goods sold.