Riverbend Inc. received a $240,000 dividend from stock it held in Hobble Corporation. Riverbend's taxable income is $2,710,000 before deducting the dividends received deduction (DRD), a $50,500 NOL carryover, and a $153,000 charitable contribution. a. What is Riverbend's deductible DRD assuming it owns 10 percent of Hobble Corporation?
b. Assuming the facts in part (a), what is Riverbend's marginal tax rate on the dividend?

GROSS MARGIN = 33.33%

Explanation:

PRODUCTION COST COMPONENTS

TOTAL PRODUCTION COST = 50,000

TOTAL UNITS PRODUCED = 5,000

UNIT COST= (Total Production Cost / Total Units Produced) = 50,000 / 5,000 = 10  

FINAL GOODS INVENTORY = (Total Units Produced – Total Units Sales) = 5,000 – 3,000 = 2,000

FINAL GOODS INVENTORY AMOUNT = (Final goods Inventory * Unit Cost) = 2,000 * 10 = 20,000

SALES REVENUE= (Sold Units * Sale Price) = (3,000 * 15) = 45,000

COST OF SOLD GOODS (a) = (Sold Units * Unit Cost) = 3,000 * 10 = 30,000

COST OF SOLD GOODS (b) = (Beginning Balance + Production cost – Final Balance) = 0 + 50,000 – 20,000 = 30,000

GROSS MARGIN = ((Sales Revenue – Cost of sold Goods) / Sales Revenues) * 100 = ((45,000 – 30,000) / 45,000) * 100 = 33.33%

COST OF SOLD GOODS (a) Calculated according to the inventory unit cost

COST OF SOLD GOODS (b) Calculated as the difference in inventory