Question

Gabuat Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: Selling price $ 164 Units in beginning inventory 0 Units produced 3,700 Units sold 3,260 Units in ending inventory 440 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 51 Direct labor $ 32 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 6 Variable selling and administrative expense $ 6 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $88,800 Fixed selling and administrative expense $32,600 The total gross margin for the month under the absorption costing approach is:

Answer 1

$155,700

Step-by-step explanation:

Absorption costing

Sales $164 × 3,260 = $534,640

Less cost of goods sold

Opening inventory

Add variable cost of goods manufactured

[3,700 × ($51 + $32 + $6 = $89)] = $329,300

Fixed manufacturing cost

$88,800

Cost of goods available for sale

$418,100

Less ending inventory 440 × $89

$39,160

Cost of goods sold

$378,940

Gross margin

$155,700

Less variable selling and administration expenses $6 × 3,260

$19,560

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

$32,600

The total gross margin for the month under the absorption costing approach is $155,700