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Learned Corporation has provided the following information: Cost per Unit Cost per Period Direct materials $...

Learned Corporation has provided the following information:

Cost per Unit Cost per Period
Direct materials $ 5.30
Direct labor $ 4.40
Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 22,000
Sales commissions $ 0.50
Variable administrative expense $ 0.40
Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 6,000

Required:

a. For financial reporting purposes, what is the total amount of product costs incurred to make 5,000 units?
b. For financial reporting purposes, what is the total amount of period costs incurred to sell 5,000 units?
c. If the selling price is $24.10 per unit, what is the contribution margin per unit sold? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
d. If 6,000 units are produced, what is the total amount of direct manufacturing cost incurred?
e. If 6,000 units are produced, what is the total amount of indirect manufacturing costs incurred?

a. Total product (manufacturing) cost
b. Total period (nonmanufacturing) cost
c. Contribution margin per unit
d. Total direct manufacturing cost
e. Total indirect manufacturing cost

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Explain how new technologies, which increase productivity, affect the average variable cost, average total cost, and...

Explain how new technologies, which increase productivity, affect the average variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost curves.

In: Economics

What is meant by “cost structure?” Explain how a company's cost structure affects its break-even point....

  1. What is meant by “cost structure?” Explain how a company's cost structure affects its break-even point. In your opinion, what is the best level of cost structure? Explain
  2. J. P. Alexander claims that the relevant range concept is important only for variable costs. Explain the relevant range concept.  Do you agree with J. P.'s claim? Explain
  3. What are the principal differences between activity-based costing (ABC) and traditional product costing? Which is the preferred method? Explain.

In: Accounting

Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for...

Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report

Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July of the current year, during which it expected to use 10,000 hours for production:

Variable overhead costs:
Indirect factory labor $24,000
Power and light 7,500
Indirect materials 17,000
   Total variable overhead cost $ 48,500
Fixed overhead costs:
Supervisory salaries $43,890
Depreciation of plant and equipment 11,550
Insurance and property taxes 21,560
   Total fixed overhead cost 77,000
Total factory overhead cost $125,500

Tannin has available 14,000 hours of monthly productive capacity in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 9,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows:

Actual variable factory overhead costs:
Indirect factory labor $21,060
Power and light 6,630
Indirect materials 16,100
   Total variable cost $43,790

Construct a factory overhead cost variance report for the Trim Department for July. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round your interim computations to the nearest cent, if required.

Tannin Products Inc.
Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Trim Department
For the Month Ended July 31
Productive capacity for the month 14,000 hrs.
Actual productive capacity used for the month 9,000 hrs.
Budget (at actual production) Actual Favorable Variances Unfavorable Variances
Variable factory overhead costs:
Indirect factory labor $ $ $
Power and light
Indirect materials $
Total variable factory overhead cost $ $
Fixed factory overhead costs:
Supervisory salaries $ $
Depreciation of plant and equipment
Insurance and property taxes
Total fixed factory overhead cost $ $
Total factory overhead cost $ $
Total controllable variances $ $
$
Idle hours at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead
$

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2. How does the envelope relationship relate short run average cost and long run average cost?

2. How does the envelope relationship relate short run average cost and long run average cost?

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Category Total Pooled Cost Types of Costs Cost Driver Unit $ 705,200 Indirect labor wages, supplies,...

Category Total Pooled Cost Types of Costs Cost Driver
Unit $ 705,200 Indirect labor wages, supplies, factory utilities, machine maintenance Machine hours
Batch 905,300 Materials handling, inventory storage, labor for setups,packaging, labeling and shipping, scheduling Number of production orders
Product 211,300 Research and development Time spent by research department
Facility 418,200 Rent, general utilities, maintenance, facility depreciation, admin. salaries Square footage

     
Additional data for each of the product lines follow:     

Commercial Home Miniature Total
Direct materials cost $ 36.70 /unit $ 24.60 /unit $ 30.30 /unit
Direct labor cost $ 14.00 /hour $ 14.00 /hour $ 18.80 /hour
Number of labor hours 7,000 12,900 2,500 22,400
Number of machine hours 10,000 49,000 27,000 86,000
Number of production orders 290 1,800 910 3,000
Research and development time 10 % 17 % 73 % 100 %
Number of units 14,000 48,000 13,000 75,000
Square footage 15,000 55,000 12,000 82,000

    
Required

Determine the total cost and cost per unit for each product line, assuming that an ABC system is used to allocate overhead costs. Determine the combined cost of all three product lines.

In: Accounting

Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Inventory On the basis of the following data: Product Inventory Quantity Cost per Unit Market...

Lower-of-Cost-or-Market Inventory

On the basis of the following data:

Product

Inventory
Quantity

Cost per
Unit

Market Value per Unit
(Net Realizable Value)

Model A 12 $106 $102
Model B 45 84 70
Model C 36 254 243
Model D 31 85 88
Model E 41 132 148

Determine the value of the inventory at the lower of cost or market. Assemble the data in the form illustrated in Exhibit 9.

Inventory at the Lower of Cost or Market
Product Total Cost Total Market Lower of Total Cost or Total Market
A $ $ $
B
C
D
E
Total $ $ $

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Discuss both the full-cost pricing strategy and the marginal-cost pricing strategy and explain how each would...

Discuss both the full-cost pricing strategy and the marginal-cost pricing strategy and explain how each would apply to your health care clinic. How would target costing affect your business?

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1. The long run average total cost shows what happens to average (per unit) total cost...

1. The long run average total cost shows what happens to average (per unit) total cost as a firm grows in size (adds more capital or increases its plant size). True or false?

2. In the short run, at least one input is variable and one input is fixed. True or false?

3. If marginal product is less than average product, average product must be falling. True or false?

4. In the long run, all inputs are variable. True or false?

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1 The short-run average total cost curve and the long-run average total cost curve are similarly...

1 The short-run average total cost curve and the long-run average total cost curve are similarly shaped. What are the causes for the short run and long-run average total cost curve to slope down and up?
2 Mr. Salim has been working at a car manufacturing plant forthe last 4 years. He recently lost his job due to the downsizing of the company he works for due topoor car sales and poor economic performance. What type of unemployment is Salim forced into? Justify your answer.

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