Mary's Fine Fashions Mary's Fine Fashions Manufactures and Sells Various

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Mary's Fine Fashions Mary's Fine Fashions manufactures and sells various types of women's clothing. At the end of 2011, Mary had estimated for the production and sale of 25,000 short-sleeve shirts. Each shirt has a standard calling for 2.5 yards of direct material at a standard rate of $1.25 per yard and 12 minutes of direct labor time at a standard rate of $.20 per minute. During 2012, the company actually produced and sold 23,000 shirts. These 23,000 shirts had an actual direct materials cost of $77,142 (59,340 yards at $1.30 per yard) and an actual direct labor cost of $63,250 (253,000 minutes at $.25 per minute) . Each shirt sells for $20.
Refer to the Mary's Fine Fashions information above. What is Mary's net operating income based on a flexible budget?

• A) $332,925
• B) $361,875
• C) $347,400
• D) $307,400

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