1) Pungent Corporation manufactures and sells a spice rack. Shown below are the actual operating results for the first two years of operations:     Year 1 Year 2 Units (spice racks) produced   40,000   40,000 Units (spice racks) sold   37,000   41,000 Absorption costing net operating income $ 44,000 $ 52,000 Variable costing net operating income $ 38,000   ???  Pungent's selling price and unit variable cost and total fixed cost were the same for both years. What is Pungent's variable costing net operating income for Year 2?   A $50,000   B $48,000   C $56,000   D $54,000

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Pungent Corporation manufactures and sells a spice rack. Shown below are the actual operating results for the first two years of operations:

 


  Year 1 Year 2
Units (spice racks) produced   40,000   40,000
Units (spice racks) sold   37,000   41,000
Absorption costing net operating income $ 44,000 $ 52,000
Variable costing net operating income $ 38,000   ???
 

Pungent's selling price and unit variable cost and total fixed cost were the same for both years. What is Pungent's variable costing net operating income for Year 2?
  A
$50,000
  B
$48,000
  C
$56,000
  D
$54,000

2)

A company produces a single product. Variable production costs are $21 per unit and variable selling and administrative expenses are $4 per unit. Fixed manufacturing overhead totals $30,000 and fixed selling and administration expenses total $36,000. Assuming a beginning inventory of zero, production of 6,000 units and sales of 5,600 units, the dollar value of the ending inventory under variable costing would be:
  A
$14,400
  B
$12,000
  C
$8,400
  D
$10,000

3)

If a cost must be arbitrarily allocated in order to be assigned to a particular segment, then that cost should be considered a common cost.

A) True

B ) False

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