FRANCORP is a large retailer of automobiles floor mats. An income statement for the most recent quarter is presented below: Sales                                                                           $927,500 Less Cost of Goods Sold                                          275,000 Gross Marign                                                             652,500 Less Operating Expenses: Selling Expenses                    205,500 Administrative Expenses       280,000                     485,500 Net Income                                                                 167,000 The liners sell, on average, for $350 each. The department's variable selling expenses are $35 per liner sold. The remaining selling expenses are fixed. The administrative expenses are 35% variable and 65% fixed. The company purchases its floor mats from a supplier at a cost of $125 per mat. Cost of Goods Sold is 50% variable. Determine the total variable cost per unit. a) $123.87 b) $137.81 c) $145.08 d) $153.99

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FRANCORP is a large retailer of automobiles floor mats. An income statement for the most recent quarter is presented below:

Sales                                                                           $927,500
Less Cost of Goods Sold                                          275,000
Gross Marign                                                             652,500
Less Operating Expenses:
Selling Expenses                    205,500
Administrative Expenses       280,000                     485,500
Net Income                                                                 167,000

The liners sell, on average, for $350 each. The department's variable selling expenses are $35 per liner sold. The remaining selling expenses are fixed. The administrative expenses are 35% variable and 65% fixed. The company purchases its floor mats from a supplier at a cost of $125 per mat. Cost of Goods Sold is 50% variable.

Determine the total variable cost per unit.

a) $123.87
b) $137.81
c) $145.08
d) $153.99

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