In: Accounting
29. A.
A firm operated at 80% of capacity for the past year, during which fixed costs were $203,000, variable costs were 69% of sales, and sales were $1,082,000. Operating profit was
a. $746,580
b. $105,936
c. $335,420
d. $132,420
28. B.
Zeke Company sells 24,700 units at $14 per unit. Variable costs are $7 per unit, and fixed costs are $38,100. The contribution margin ratio and the unit contribution margin are
A. 2% and $7 per unit
B. 50% and $14 per unit
C. 50% and $7 per unit
D.2% and $14 per unit
29. B.
A business operated at 100% of capacity during its first month, with the following results:
| Sales (98 units) | $480,200 | |
| Production costs (122 units): | ||
| Direct materials | $64,622 | |
| Direct labor | 16,499 | |
| Variable factory overhead | 28,874 | |
| Fixed factory overhead | 27,499 | 137,494 | 
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Variable operating expenses | $5,849 | |
| Fixed operating expenses | 4,180 | 10,029 | 
What is the amount of the gross profit that would be reported on the absorption costing income statement?
a. $359,725
b. $369,754
c. $363,905
d. $480,078
29. C.
Nuthatch Corporation began its operations on September 1 of the current year. Budgeted sales for the first three months of business—September, October, and November—are $234,000, $320,000, and $426,000, respectively. The company expects to sell 30% of its merchandise for cash. Of sales on account, 80% are expected to be collected in the month of the sale and 20% in the month following the sale.
The cash collections expected in October from accounts receivable are estimated to be
a. $211,960
b. $254,352
c. $146,440
d. $179,200
| Q29A. | |||||
| Answer is d. $132,420 | |||||
| Explanation: | |||||
| Sales revenue | 10,82,000 | ||||
| Less: Variable cost @ 69% | 746580 | ||||
| Contribution | 3,35,420 | ||||
| less: Fixed cost | 2,03,000 | ||||
| Operating profit | 1,32,420 | ||||
| Q28b. | |||||
| Answer is C. 50% and 7 per unit | |||||
| Explanation: | |||||
| Selling price per unit | 14 | ||||
| Less: Variable cost per unit | 7 | ||||
| Unit contribution | 7 | ||||
| CM ratio= Unit contriution margin / Selling price | |||||
| 7/14 = 50% | |||||
| Q29B. | |||||
| Answer is b. $ 369,754 | |||||
| Explanation: | |||||
| Sales revenue | 4,80,200 | ||||
| Less: Manufacturing cost including fixed cost | |||||
| Production cost of 122 units | 1,37,494 | ||||
| Less: Ending inventory | 27048 | ||||
| (137494/122*24) | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,10,446 | ||||
| Gross profit | 3,69,754 | ||||
| Q29C. | |||||
| Answer is a. $211,960 | |||||
| Explanation: | |||||
| Collection in October: | |||||
| credit sales of Oct (320000*70%*80%) | 179200 | ||||
| Credit sales of Sep (234,000*70%*20%) | 32760 | ||||
| Collection from Accounts receivable | 211960 | ||||