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Relevant Range and Fixed and Variable Costs
Child Play Inc. manufactures electronic toys within a relevant range of 20,000 to 150,000 toys per year. Within this range, the following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared:
Complete the cost schedule. When computing the cost per unit, round to two decimal places.
| Toys produced | 40,000 | 80,000 | 120,000 | ||
| Total costs: | |||||
| Total variable costs | $720,000 | d. $ | j. $ | ||
| Total fixed costs | 600,000 | e. | k. | ||
| Total costs | $1,320,000 | f. $ | l. $ | ||
| Cost per Unit | |||||
| Variable cost per unit | a. $ | g. $ | m. $ | ||
| Fixed cost per unit | b. | h. | n. | ||
| Total cost per unit | c. $ | i. $ | o. $ |
| Ans.1 | Toys produced | 40,000 | 80,000 | 120,000 | |
| Total costs: | |||||
| Total variable costs | $720,000 | $1,440,000 | $2,160,000 | ||
| Total fixed costs | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | ||
| Total costs | $1,320,000 | $2,040,000 | $2,760,000 | ||
| Cost per unit: | |||||
| Variable cost per unit | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | ||
| Fixed cost per unit | $15.00 | $7.50 | $5.00 | ||
| Total cost per unit | $33.00 | $25.50 | $23.00 | ||
| *Total fixed cost and Variable cost per unit remain constant on each level of activity. | |||||
| *Variable cost per unit on the level of 40,000 toys produced: | |||||
| Variable cost per unit Total variable cost / Toys produced | |||||
| $720,000 / 40,000 = $18 per unit | |||||
| *Total variable cost on the level of 80,000 and 120,000 toys produced: | |||||
| Total variable cost = Variable cost per unit * Toys produced | |||||
| Toys produced | 80,000 | 120,000 | |||
| Total variable costs | $18 * 80,000 | $18 * 120,000 | |||
| *Fixed cost per unit = Total fixed cost / No. of canoes produced and sold. | |||||
| Toys produced | 40,000 | 80,000 | 120,000 | ||
| Fixed cost | $600,000 / 40,000 | $600,000 / 80,000 | $600,000 / 120,000 | ||