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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 |