Plaut Corporation Has Two Operating Divisions--A Consumer Division and a Commercial

question 32

Multiple Choice

Plaut Corporation has two operating divisions--a Consumer Division and a Commercial Division. The company's Order Fulfillment Department provides services to both divisions. The variable costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are budgeted at $55 per order. The Order Fulfillment Department's fixed costs are budgeted at $403,200 for the year. The fixed costs of the Order Fulfillment Department are determined based on the peak-period orders. At the end of the year, actual Order Fulfillment Department variable costs totaled $409,528 and fixed costs totaled $422,330. The Consumer Division had a total of 1,730 orders and the Commercial Division had a total of 5,480 orders for the year. For purposes of evaluation performance, how much Order Fulfillment Department cost should be charged to the Commercial Division at the end of the year?

• A)$607,854
• B)$632,258
• C)$583,640
• D)$606,895

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Definitions:

Competitors

Other businesses that offer similar products or services in the same market as another business.

Debt to Total Assets Ratio

a financial ratio that indicates the percentage of a company's assets that are provided via debt, measuring the company's leverage.

Single Ratio

Single ratio refers to the calculation of a solitary financial metric that helps in assessing a specific aspect of a company's performance or financial health.

Liquidity Ratios

Financial metrics used to evaluate a company's ability to meet its short-term debt obligations by measuring how easily it can convert assets to cash.