Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.18MCQ
Healthy Dinners Co. produces frozen dinners for the health conscious consumer. During the quarter ended September 30, the company had the following cost data:
| Dinner ingredients | $3,550,000 |
| Preparation labor | 900,000 |
| Sales and marketing costs | 125,000 |
| Plant production |
50,000 |
| Normal food spoilage | 60,000 |
| Abnormal food spoilage | 40,000 |
| General and administrative expenses | 75,000 |
Based on the above, what is the total amount of period expenses reflected in the company’s income statement for the quarter ended September 30?
- a. $200,000
- b. $240,000
- c. $290,000
- d. $300,000
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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