teele Corporation has the following information for January, February, and March: nits produced Inits sold January 10,000 7,000 February 10,000 8,500 roduction costs per unit (based on 10,000 units) are as follows: Direct materials Direct labor ariable factory overhead ixed factory overhead ariable selling and admin. expenses ixed selling and admin. expenses $12 8 6 4 10 4 March 10,000 10,500 here were no beginning inventories for January, and all units were sold for $50. Costs are stable over the three months. What is Steele Corporation's contribution margin for February using the variable costing method? a. $170,000 b. $119,000 c. $204,000 Od. $240,000

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Steele Corporation has the following information for January, February, and March:
Units produced
Units sold
January
10,000
7,000
February
10,000
8,500
Production costs per unit (based on 10,000 units) are as follows:
Direct materials
Direct labor
Variable factory overhead
Fixed factory overhead
Variable selling and admin. expenses
Fixed selling and admin. expenses
$12
8
6
4
10
4
March
10,000
10,500
There were no beginning inventories for January, and all units were sold for $50. Costs are stable over the three months.
What is Steele Corporation's contribution margin for February using the variable costing method?
Oa. $170,000
Ob. $119,000
Oc. $204,000
Od. $240,000
Transcribed Image Text:Steele Corporation has the following information for January, February, and March: Units produced Units sold January 10,000 7,000 February 10,000 8,500 Production costs per unit (based on 10,000 units) are as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable factory overhead Fixed factory overhead Variable selling and admin. expenses Fixed selling and admin. expenses $12 8 6 4 10 4 March 10,000 10,500 There were no beginning inventories for January, and all units were sold for $50. Costs are stable over the three months. What is Steele Corporation's contribution margin for February using the variable costing method? Oa. $170,000 Ob. $119,000 Oc. $204,000 Od. $240,000
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The contribution margin is calculated as difference between sales revenue and total variable costs incurred. The variable costs per unit remains constant for every level of production.

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