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Total Cost Concept of Product Costing
Willis Products Inc. uses the total cost concept of applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing. The costs of producing and selling 5,000 units of medical tablets are as follows:
| Variable costs per unit: | Fixed costs: | ||||||
| Direct materials | $120 | Factory overhead | $205,000 | ||||
| Direct labor | 44 | Selling and admin. exp. | 70,000 | ||||
| Factory overhead | 37 | ||||||
| Selling and admin. exp. | 29 | ||||||
| Total | $230 | ||||||
Willis Products desires a profit equal to a 20% rate of return on invested assets of $733,875.
a. Determine the amount of desired profit from
the production and sale of 5,000 units.
$ 146,775
b. Determine the total costs for the production of 5,000 units.
| Variable | $ 1,150,000 | 
| Fixed (Need help) | |
| Total | $ (Need help) | 
Determine the cost amount per unit for the production and sale
of 5,000 units.
$ per unit
c. Determine the total cost markup percentage
per unit. (rounded to one decimal place).
%
d. Determine the selling price per unit. Round
to the nearest cent.
$ per unit
| 
 A  | 
 Invested Assets  | 
 $ 7,33,875.00  | 
| 
 B  | 
 Desired Profit/return %  | 
 20%  | 
| 
 C=A x B  | 
 Desired Profit/return  | 
 $ 1,46,775.00  | 
| 
 A  | 
 Variable cost per unit  | 
 $ 230.00  | 
| 
 B  | 
 Total Units  | 
 5000  | 
| 
 C = A x B  | 
 Total variable cost  | 
 $ 11,50,000.00  | 
| 
 D  | 
 Total Fixed cost [205000 + 70000]  | 
 $ 2,75,000.00  | 
| 
 E = C + D  | 
 Total Cost  | 
 $ 14,25,000.00  | 
| 
 F = E/B  | 
 Total cost per unit  | 
 $ 285.00  | 
| 
 A  | 
 Desired Profit/return  | 
 $ 1,46,775.00  | 
| 
 B  | 
 Total Unit  | 
 5000  | 
| 
 C=A/B  | 
 Profit per unit  | 
 $ 29.36  | 
| 
 D  | 
 Total cost per unit  | 
 $ 285.00  | 
| 
 E=C/D  | 
 Total cost markup % per unit  | 
 10.3%  | 
| 
 A  | 
 Total cost per unit  | 
 $ 285.00  | 
| 
 B  | 
 Total cost markup % per unit  | 
 10.3%  | 
| 
 C=A x B  | 
 Markup (profit)  | 
 $ 29.36  | 
| 
 D = A + C  | 
 Selling Price per unit  | 
 $ 314.36  |