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General Accounting

Transcribed Image Text:Merritt Systems, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning
its most recent month of operations:
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Selling Price: $140
Units in Beginning Inventory: 0
• Units Produced: 8,000
• Units Sold: 7,600
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Units in Ending Inventory: 400
Direct Materials: $22
• Direct Labor: $50
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Variable Manufacturing Overhead: $13
Variable Selling and Administrative: $12
Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: $210,000
Fixed Selling and Administrative: $30,000
What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?
a. $85 per unit
b. $97 per unit
c. $73 per unit
d. $118 per unit
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