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FreshPak Corporation manufactures two types of cardboard boxes used in shipping canned food, fruit, and vegetables. The canned food box (Type C) and the perishable food box (Type P) have the following material and labor requirements.
Direct material required per 100 boxes: | Type C | Type P |
Paperboard ( $0.20 per pound) | 30 pounds | 70 pounds |
Corrugating medium ( $0.10 per pound) | 20 pounds | 30 pounds |
Direct labor required per 100 boxes ($12.00 per hour) | 0.25 hour | 0.50 hour |
The following production-
Indirect material | $10,500 |
Indirect labor | $50,000 |
Utilities | $25,000 |
Property taxes | $18,000 |
Insurance | $16,000 |
$29,000 | |
Total | $148,500 |
The following selling and administrative expenses are anticipated for the next year.
Salaries and |
$75,000 |
Advertising | $15,000 |
Management salaries and fringe benefits | $90,000 |
Clerical wages and fringe benefits | $26,000 |
Miscellaneous administrative expenses | $4,000 |
Total | $210,000 |
The sales
Sales Volume | Sales price | |
Box Type C | 500,000 boxes | $90.00 per hundred boxes |
Box Type P | 500,000 boxes | $130.00 per hundred boxes |
The following inventory information is available for the next year. The unit production costs for each product are expected to be the same this year and next year.
Finished goods: | Expected Inventory January 1 | Desired ending Inventory December 31 |
Box Type C | 10,000 boxes | 5,000 boxes |
Box Type P | 20,000 boxes | 15,000 boxes |
Raw Material: | ||
Paperboard | 15,000 pounds | 5,000 pounds |
Corrugating medium | 5,000 pounds | 10,000 pounds |
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