Select the Relevant Information from the Following,and Calculate the Cost

question 65

Multiple Choice

Select the relevant information from the following,and calculate the cost of goods available for sale:
Total manufacturing costs were $5390.Cost of goods available for sale is:

• A) $5300
• B) $5320
• C) $5920
• D) None of the given answers

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that vary with production volume, such as utilities and materials used in the production process.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (standard) overhead based on the efficient use of resources.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead costs incurred and the expected costs at the standard variable overhead rate.

Standard Variable Overhead Rate

A predetermined rate used in costing to allocate variable manufacturing overhead to individual units of production based on a standard amount of an allocation base, such as direct labor hours or machine hours.