Polka King Gifts had the following costs in March when 400 ceramic statues were produced: materials, $4,200; labor cost, $1,600; depreciation, $800; rent, $700; and other fixed costs, $500. If production changes to 500 units and production still remains within the relevant range, which of the following costs will stay the same? A. Total variable cost B. Variable cost per unit C. Fixed cost per unit D. None of these answer choices is correct. E. Total cost per unit

Polka King Gifts had the following costs in March when 400 ceramic statues were produced: materials, $4,200; labor cost, $1,600; depreciation, $800; rent, $700; and other fixed costs, $500. If production changes to 500 units and production still remains within the relevant range, which of the following costs will stay the same? A. Total variable cost B. Variable cost per unit C. Fixed cost per unit D. None of these answer choices is correct. E. Total cost per unit

Managerial Accounting

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337912020

Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Chapter7: Variable Costing For Management analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4CMA: Bethany Company has just completed the first month of producing a new product but has not yet...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Oat Treats manufactures various types of cereal bars featuring oats. Simmons Cereal Company has approached Oat Treats with a proposal to sell the company its top selling oat cereal bar at a price of $27,500 for 20,000 bars. The costs shown are associated with production of 20,000 oat bars currently. The manufacturing overhead consists of $3,000 of variable costs with the balance being allocated to fixed costs. Should Oat Treats make or buy the oat bars?
Manatoah Manufacturing produces 3 models of window air conditioners: model 101, model 201, and model 301. The sales price and variable costs for these three models are as follows: The current product mix is 4:3:2. The three models share total fixed costs of $430,000. Calculate the sales price per composite unit. What is the contribution margin per composite unit? Calculate Manatoahs break-even point in both dollars and units. Using an income statement format, prove that this is the break-even point.
Bethany Company has just completed the first month of producing a new product but has not yet shipped any of this product. The product incurred variable manufacturing costs of 5,000,000, fixed manufacturing costs of 2,000,000, variable marketing costs of 1,000,000, and fixed marketing costs of 3,000,000. Under the variable costing concept, the inventory value of the new product would be: a. 5,000,000. b. 6,000,000. c. 8,000,000. d. 11,000,000.
Thornton Industries has 2,700 defective units of product that already cost $28 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as is for $12 each. Thornton's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $20 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $28. The $28 per unit is a: Multiple Choice Sunk cost. Opportunity cost. Out-of-pocket cost. Period cost. Incremental cost.
SixthZ incurred the following costs during 2018: Variable costs treehouse Manufacturing: Direct Materials $500 Direct Labor $270 VMO $40 Variable Selling & Admin $75 Fixed costs per year Fixed Manufacturing Overhead $125,000 Fixed Selling & Admin $60,000 During the year, SixthZ produced 1,100 treehouses and sold 950 treehouses. The selling price of each set was $1,000. Assuming SixthZ uses variable costing, what is the unit product cost? O $941.58 O $885 O $923.64 O $810
Grandma Gifts had the following costs in March when 400 ceramic statues were produced: materials, $4,200; labor cost, $1,600; depreciation, $800; rent, $700; and other fixed costs, $500. Which of the following costs will stay the same assuming that production changes to 500 units and production still remains within the relevant range? Multiple Choice O None of these answer choices is correct Total variable cost Fixed cost per unit Variable cost per unit Help Save & Exit Total cost per unit
Rundle Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing 9,300 containers follows. Unit-level materials. Unit-level labor Unit-level overhead Product-level costs* Allocated facility-level costs One-third of these costs can be avoided by purchasing the containers. Russo Container Company has offered to sell comparable containers to Rundle for $2.60 each. Required a. Calculate the total relevant cost. Should Rundle continue to make the containers? b. Rundle could lease the space it currently uses in the manufacturing process. If leasing would produce $11,600 per month, calculate the total avoidable costs. Should Rundle continue to make the containers? Answer is complete but not entirely correct. $ a. Total relevant cost a. Should Rundle continue to make the containers? b. Total avoidable cost b. Should Rundle continue to make the containers? 190.650,000 Yes $24,180,000 $ 5,200 6,100 4,000 7,800…
Chang Industries has 1,500 defective units of product that already cost $44 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as is for $20 each. Chang's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $36 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $36. The $44 per unit is a: Multiple Choice 15 Period cost. Sunk cost. Opportunity cost. Out-of-pocket cost. Incremental cost.
Baird Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing 9,100 containers follows. $ 6,500 6,400 4,100 9,600 27,900 Unit-level materials Unit-level labor Unit-level overhead Product-level costs* Allocated facility-level costs *One-third of these costs can be avoided by purchasing the containers. Russo Container Company has offered to sell comparable containers to Baird for $2.60 each. Required a. Calculate the total relevant cost. Should Baird continue to make the containers? b. Baird could lease the space it currently uses in the manufacturing process. If leasing would produce $11,200 per month, calculate the total avoidable costs. Should Baird continue to make the containers? a. Total relevant cost Should Baird continue to make the containers? b. Total avoidable cost Should Baird continue to make the containers?
Campbell Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing 9,200 containers follows. Unit-level materials Unit-level labor Unit-level overhead Product-level costs* Allocated facility-level costs $ 6,900 6,400 4,100 9,600 26,600 *One-third of these costs can be avoided by purchasing the containers. Russo Container Company has offered to sell comparable containers to Campbell for $2.80 each. Required a. Calculate the total relevant cost. Should Campbell continue to make the containers? b. Campbell could lease the space it currently uses in the manufacturing process. If leasing would produce $12,800 per month, calculate the total avoidable costs. Should Campbell continue to make the containers? a. Total relevant cost Should Campbell continue to make the containers? b. Total avoidable cost Should Campbell continue to make the containers?
Pharoah Company has decided to introduce a new product. The new product can be manufactured by either a capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. The manufacturing method will not affect the quality of the product. The estimated manufacturing costs by the two methods are as follows. Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed manufacturing costs (a) Pharoah' market research department has recommended an introductory unit sales price of $28.00. The selling expenses are estimated to be $432,000 annually plus $2.00 for each unit sold, regardless of manufacturing method. Capital-Intensive $4.00 per unit $5.00 per unit $3.00 per unit $2,284,000 Calculate the estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product if Pharoah Company uses the: 1. Capital-intensive manufacturing method. Labor-intensive manufacturing method. 2. Labor-Intensive $4.50 per unit $7.00 per unit $4.00 per unit $1,437,000 Break-even point in units Capital-Intensive Labor-Intensive
Vernon Electronics currently produces the shipping containers it uses to deliver the electronics products it sells. The monthly cost of producing 9,100 containers follows. Unit-level materials Unit-level labor Unit-level overhead Product-level costs* Allocated facility-level costs $5,700 6,500 3,200 8,400 27,100 *One-third of these costs can be avoided by purchasing the containers. Russo Container Company has offered to sell comparable containers to Vernon for $2.60 each. Required a. Calculate the total relevant cost. Should Vernon continue to make the containers? b. Vernon could lease the space it currently uses in the manufacturing process. If leasing would produce $12,700 per month, calculate the total avoidable costs. Should Vernon continue to make the containers? a. Total relevant cost a. Should Vernon continue to make the containers? b. Total avoidable cost b. Should Vernon continue to make the containers?