Question

Kubin Company’s relevant range of production is 23,000 to 27,500 units. When it produces and sells 25,250 units, its average costs per unit are as follows:

  

	Average Cost per Unit
Direct materials	$	8.30
Direct labor	$	5.30
Variable manufacturing overhead	$	2.80
Fixed manufacturing overhead	$	6.30
Fixed selling expense	$	4.80
Fixed administrative expense	$	3.80
Sales commissions	$	2.30
Variable administrative expense	$	1.80

Required:

1. Assume the cost object is units of production:

a. What is the total direct manufacturing cost incurred to make 25,250 units?

b. What is the total indirect manufacturing cost incurred to make 25,250 units?

2. Assume the cost object is the Manufacturing Department and that its total output is 25,250 units.

a. How much total manufacturing cost is directly traceable to the Manufacturing Department?

b. How much total manufacturing cost is an indirect cost that cannot be easily traced to the Manufacturing Department?

3. Assume the cost object is the company’s various sales representatives. Furthermore, assume that the company spent $95,950 of its total fixed selling expense on advertising and the remainder of the total fixed selling expense comprised the fixed portion of the company's sales representatives’ compensation.

a. When the company sells 25,250 units, what is the total direct selling expense that can be readily traced to individual sales representatives?

b. When the company sells 25,250 units, what is the total indirect selling expense that cannot be readily traced to individual sales representatives?

ufacturing cost incurred to make 23,000 units?

	1a. Direct materials per unit Direct labor per unit Direct manufacturing cost per unit $0.00 Number of units sold Total direct manufacturing cost $0 1b. Variable manufacturing overhead per unit Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit Indirect manufacturing cost per unit $0.00 Number of units sold Total indirect manufacturing cost $0

2a.	Direct materials per unit
	Direct labor per unit
	Variable manufacturing overhead per unit
	Fixed manufacturing overhead per unit
	Total manufacturing cost per unit	$0.00
	Number of units sold
	Total direct costs	$0
2b.	Total indirect costs

3a

	sales commissions per unit
	number of units sold
	total sales commission	$0
	Fixed portion of sales representatives' compensation
	total direct selling expense	$0.00
3b	Total indirect selling expense

Answer 1