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Stark, Inc., produces and sells a unique robot antenna. The company has just opened a new plant to manufacture the antenna, and the following cost and revenue data have been reported for the first month of the new plant's operation:<\/p>
<\/p> Selling price<\/strong><\/p><\/td> $108<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Beginning inventory<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Units produced<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 35,000<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Units sold<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,000<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Selling price per unit<\/strong><\/p><\/td> $50<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Selling and Admin expenses:<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Variable per unit<\/p><\/td> $2<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Fixed (total)<\/p><\/td> $360,000<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Manufacturing costs:<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Direct material cost per unit<\/p><\/td> $9<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Direct labour cost per unit<\/p><\/td> $8<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Variable overhead cost per unit<\/p><\/td> $3<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> Fixed overhead cost (Total)<\/p><\/td> $350,000<\/p><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody><\/table><\/figure> <\/p> Management is anxious to see how profitable the new antenna will be and has asked that an income statement be prepared for the month. Assume that direct labour is a variable cost.<\/p> Submission instructions:<\/strong><\/p>