Use the Following Data to Compute Total Manufacturing Costs for the Month

question 31

Multiple Choice

Use the following data to compute total manufacturing costs for the month: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Sales commissions } & \$ 10,800 \\\text { Direct labor } & 39,600 \\\text { Indirect materials } & 15,200 \\\text { Factory manager salaries } & 7,200 \\\text { Factory supplies } & 9,000 \\\text { Indirect labor } & 6,300 \\\text { Depreciation-office equipment } & 5,000 \\\text { Direct materials } & 40,500 \\\text { Corporate office salaries } & 42,500 \\\text { Depreciation-factory equipment } & 7,500\end{array}$

• A) $141,100.
• B) $125,300.
• C) $45,200.
• D) $84,800.
• E) $58,300.

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Definitions:

Resource Prices

The cost of inputs used in the production of goods or services, such as raw materials, labor, and energy.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred as a result of past decisions. They are sometimes referred to as historical costs.

Variable Costs

Expenses that fluctuate in direct proportion to the level of output or production activity.

Stock Purchase

The action of buying shares in a company, which represents a portion of ownership in that corporation.