Becton Labs, Incorporated, produces various chemical compounds for industrial use. One compound, called Fludex, has the following standard cost per unit: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit Standard Quantity or Standard Price or Hours Rate $23.00 per ounce $14.00 per hour $ 2.50 per hour 2.20 ounces 0.60 hours 0.60 hours Standard Cost $ 50.60 8.40 1.50 $ 60.50 During November, the following activity was recorded related to the production of Fludex: a. Materials purchased, 12,000 ounces at a cost of $259,800. b. There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 3,100 ounces of material remained in ending inventory. c. The company employs 25 lab technicians to work on the production of Fludex. During November, they each worked an average of 130 hours at an average pay rate of $12.00 per hour. d. Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to Fludex on the basis of direct labor-hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs during November totaled $4,200. e. During November, the company produced 4,000 units of Fludex.

Snapware Systems produces commercial strength cleansing supplies. Two of its main products are window cleaner that uses ammonia, and floor cleaner that uses bleach. Information for the most recent period follows: Product Names Window Cleaner (ammonia) Floor Cleaner (bleach) Direct materials information:     Standard ounces per unit 16 oz. 24 oz. Standard price per ounce $0.75 ? Actual quantity used per unit 20 oz. 22 oz. Actual price paid for material $1.00 $0.90 Actual quantity purchased and used 1,500 oz. 2,800 oz.. Price variance ? $300 U Quantity variance $1,500 U ? Total direct materials variance ? $678 F Number of units produced 500 600 What is the standard price for bleach?   Select one: a. $0.88/oz. b. $1.09/oz. c. $1.14/oz. d. $0.79/oz. e. $0.92/oz.

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Performance Products Corporation makes two products, titanium Rims and Posts. Data regarding the two products follow: Rims Posts Direct Labor- Hours per unit 0.70 0.80 Annual Production Additional information about the company follows: a. Rims require $14 in direct materials per unit, and Posts require $10. b. The direct labor wage rate is $20 per hour. Activity Cost Pool Machine setups Special processing General factory 26,000 units 90,000 units c. Rims are more complex to manufacture than Posts and they require special equipment. d. The ABC system has the following activity cost pools: Unit product cost of Rims Unit product cost of Posts Activity Measure Number of setups Machine-hours Direct labor-hours Estimated Overhead Cost $ 33,300 $ 172,800 $ 858,000 Estimated Activity Rims 70 3,000 18,200 Posts 230 0 72,000 Total 300 3,000 90,200 2. Determine the unit product cost of each product…

Becton Labs, Incorporated, produces various chemical compounds for industrial use. One compound, called Fludex, has the following standard cost per unit:   Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Direct materials 2.40 ounces $ 18.00 per ounce $ 43.20 Direct labor 0.70 hours $ 14.00 per hour 9.80 Variable manufacturing overhead 0.70 hours $ 3.00 per hour 2.10 Total standard cost per unit $ 55.10 During November, the following activity was recorded related to the production of Fludex: Materials purchased, 12,000 ounces at a cost of $198,000. There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 3,200 ounces of material remained in ending inventory. The company employs 20 lab technicians to work on the production of Fludex. During November, they each worked an average of 160 hours at an average pay rate of $12.00 per hour. Variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to Fludex on the basis of direct labor-hours.…

Becton Labs, Incorporated, produces various chemical compounds for industrial use. One compound, called Fludex, is prepared using an elaborate distilling process. The company has developed standard costs for one unit of Fludex, as follows: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total standard cost per unit Standard Quantity or 2.50 Hours ounces 0.90 hours Standard Price or Rate $ 22.00 per ounce $ 16.00 per hour 0.90 hours $ 2.00 per hour Standard Cost $ 55.00 14.40 1.80 $ 71.20 During November, the following activity was recorded related to the production of Fludex: a. Materials purchased, 14,000 ounces at a cost of $289,800. b. There was no beginning inventory of materials; however, at the end of the month, 4,050 ounces of material remained in ending inventory. c. The company employs 26 lab technicians to work on the production of Fludex. During November, they each worked an average of 150 hours at an average pay rate of $15.00 per hour. d. Variable…

Petrillo Company produces engine parts for large motors. The company usesa standard cost system for production costing and control. The standard costsheet for one of its higher volume products (a valve) is as follows: Direct materials (7 lbs @$5,4) $37,80 Direct labor (1,75 lbs @$18) $31,50 Variable overhead (1,75 lbs @$4) $7 Fixed overhead (1,75 lbs @$3) $5,25 Standard unit cost $81,55 During the year, Petrillo had the following activity related to valve production:a. Production of valves totaled 20,600 units.b. A total of 135,400 pounds of direct materials was purchased at $5.36per pound.c. There were 10,000 pounds of direct materials in beginning inventory(carried at $5.40 per pound). There was no ending inventory. d. The company used 36,500 direct labor hours at a total cost of $656,270.e. Actual fixed overhead totaled $110,000.f. Actual variable overhead totaled $168,000.Petrillo produces all of its valves in a single plant. Normal activity is 20,000units per year. Standard…

Mickley Corporation produces two products, Alpha6s and Zeta7s, which pass through two operations, Sintering and Finishing. Each of the products uses two raw materials—X442 and Y661. The company uses a standard cost system, with the following standards for each product (on a per unit basis):   Product Raw Material Standard Labor Time X442 Y661 Sintering Finishing Alpha6 1.8 kilos 2.0 liters 0.20 hours 0.80 hours Zeta7 3.0 kilos 4.5 liters 0.35 hours 0.90 hours   Information relating to materials purchased and materials used in production during May follows:   Material Purchases Purchase Cost Standard Price Used in Production X442 14,500 kilos $ 52,200 $ 3.50 per kilo 8,500 kilos Y661 15,500 liters $ 20,925 $ 1.40 per liter 13,000 liters   The following additional information is available:   The company recognizes price variances when materials are purchased. The standard labor rate is $19.80 per hour in Sintering and $19.20 per hour in Finishing. During…

Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:     Alpha Beta Direct materials $ 24 $ 12 Direct labor 23 26 Variable manufacturing overhead 22 12 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 23 25 Variable selling expenses 19 15 Common fixed expenses 22 17 Total cost per unit $ 133 $ 107   The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.   Required: 1. What is the total amount of traceable fixed manufacturing overhead for each of the two products? what is the alpha and beta

Lynwood, Inc. produces two different products (Product A and Product X) using two different activities: Machining, which uses machine hours as an activity driver, and Inspection, which uses number of batches as an activity driver. The activity rate for Machining is $180 per machine hour, and the activity rate for Inspection is $580 per batch. The activity drivers are used as follows: Product A: (machine hours= 1,200) (number of batches 55) Product X: (mahine hours= 3,200) (number of batches 18) Totals: (Machine hours= 4,400) (number of batches 73) What is the amount of Machining cost assigned to Product X?

Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:     Alpha Beta Direct materials $ 24 $ 12 Direct labor 23 26 Variable manufacturing overhead 22 12 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 23 25 Variable selling expenses 19 15 Common fixed expenses 22 17 Total cost per unit $ 133 $ 107   The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.   2. What is the company’s total amount of common fixed expenses? 3. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 87,000 Alphas during the current year. One of Cane's sales representatives has found a…