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Finch Cameras, Incorporated manufactures two models of cameras. Model ZM has a zoom lens; Model DS has a fixed lens. Finch uses
an activity-based costing system. The following are the relevant cost data for the previous month:
Direct Cost per Unit
Direct materials
Direct labor
Category
Unit level
Batch level
Product level
Facility level
Total
Estimated
Cost
$ 24,000
47,000
87,500
270,000
$ 428,500
Model 2M
Model DS
$ 10.50
13.00
$ 20.50
29.00
Cost Driver
Number of units
Number of setups
Number of TV commercials
Number of machine hours
Amount of Cost Driver
ZM: 2,450 units; DS: 9,550 units
ZM: 25 setups; DS: 25 setups
ZM: 14; DS: 11
ZM: 500 hours; DS: 1,000 hours
Finch's facility has the capacity to operate 4,500 machine hours per month.
Required
a. Compute the cost per unit for each product.
b. The current market price for products comparable to Model ZM is $129 and for DS is $80. If Finch sold all of its products at the
market prices, what was its profit or loss for the previous month?
c. A market expert believes that Finch can sell as many cameras as it can produce by pricing Model ZM at $124 and Model DS at $45.
Finch would like to use those estimates as its target prices and have a profit margin of 30 percent of target prices. What is the target
cost for each product?
Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
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Required A Required B
Required C
The current market price for products comparable to Model ZM is $129 and for DS is $80. If Finch sold all of its products at
the market prices, what was its profit or loss for the previous month? (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.
Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Model ZM
Model DS
Profit
Profit
Amount
11
29
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