A manufacturer produces a product known as Symphony X. The company uses a standard costing system and provides you with the following information:   Direct materials required to produce one unit of Symphony X: 9.5 KG Standard cost of direct materials:   £50 /KG Normal wastage while producing two units of Symphony X: 2.5 KG per Unit           Based on the above information, what is the standard direct materials cost per unit of Symphony X? Choose one from the following:   A. £475.00   B. £350.00   C. £537.50   D. £575.50

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 A manufacturer produces a product known as Symphony X. The company uses a standard costing system and provides you with the following information:

 

Direct materials required to produce one unit of Symphony X:

9.5

KG

Standard cost of direct materials:

 

£50

/KG

Normal wastage while producing two units of Symphony X:

2.5

KG per Unit

       

 

Based on the above information, what is the standard direct materials cost per unit of Symphony X?

Choose one from the following:

  A.

£475.00

  B.

£350.00

  C.

£537.50

  D.

£575.50

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