Riverton Corp., which began business at the start of the current year, had the following data:Planned and actual production: 40,000 unitsSales: 37,000 units at $15 per unitProduction costs:Variable: $4 per unitFixed: $260,000Selling and administrative costs:Variable: $1 per unitFixed: $32,000The gross margin that the company would disclose on an absorption-costing income statement is:

A. $370,000.
B. $147,000.
C. $166,500.
D. $97,500.
E. None of the answers is correct.


Answer: C

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