The average variable cost of producing steel is $200 per ton in a mill owned by the Jepson Steel Company. If wages are $20 per hour, and labor is the only variable input, the average product of labor is Select one: a. not possible to determine from the information given. O b. one-twentieth of a ton of steel per labor hour. O c. one-fifth of a ton of steel per labor hour. O d. one-tenth of a ton of steel per labor hour.

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $140 and $100, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 106,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity is given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha Beta $ 32 $ 16 24 19 10 20 22 16 12 19 14 $ 121 $ 92 The company's traceable fixed manufacturing overhead is avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. Assume Cane normally produces and sells 44,000 Betas per year. What is the financial dvantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line?

The following direct labor information pertains to the manufacture of Granny: Time required to make one unit - 2 DL hrs; Number of direct labor workers - 50 workers; number of productive hours per week, per worker - 40 hours; weekly wages per worker - P500; Workers' benefits treated as DL costs - 20% of wages. What is the standard direct labor cost per unit of product Granny?

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:   Direct material: 5 pounds at $10.00 per pound $ 50.00 Direct labor: 3 hours at $17 per hour 51.00 Variable overhead: 3 hours at $7 per hour 21.00 Total standard variable cost per unit $ 122.00   The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses:     Fixed Cost per Month Variable Cost per Unit Sold Advertising $ 330,000   Sales salaries and commissions $ 360,000 $ 25.00 Shipping expenses   $ 16.00   The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 24,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 30,600 units and incurred the following costs:   Purchased 170,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $9.00 per pound. All of this material was used in production. Direct-laborers worked 68,000 hours at a rate of…

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:   Direct material: 4 pounds at $9.00 per pound $ 36.00 Direct labor: 3 hours at $12 per hour 36.00 Variable overhead: 3 hours at $8 per hour 24.00 Total standard variable cost per unit $ 96.00   The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses:     Fixed Cost per Month Variable Cost per Unit Sold Advertising $ 230,000   Sales salaries and commissions $ 160,000 $ 15.00 Shipping expenses   $ 6.00   The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 28,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 33,000 units and incurred the following costs:   Purchased 165,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.20 per pound. All of this material was used in production. Direct-laborers worked 58,000 hours at a rate of…

1. For financial accounting purposes, what is the total amount of product costs incurred to make 25,000 units? What is the total amount of period costs incurred to sell 25,000 units? 2. If 24,000 units are produced, what is the variable manufacturing cost per unit produced? What is the average fixed manufacturing cost per unit produced? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 3. If 26,000 units are produced, what is the variable manufacturing cost per unit produced? What is the average fixed manufacturing cost per unit produced? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 4. If 27,000 units are produced, what are the total amounts of direct and indirect manufacturing costs incurred to support this level of production? 5. What total incremental manufacturing cost will Hixson incur if it increases production from 25,000 to 25,001 units? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 6. What is Hixson’s contribution margin per unit? What is its contribution margin ratio? (Round "Contribution…

Menk Corporation has provided the following information: Cost per Unit Cost per Period Direct materials $ 6.80 Direct labor $ 3.80 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 20,200 Sales commissions $ 0.50 Variable administrative expense $ 0.40 Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 10,100 Required: a. If 5,220 units are sold, what is the variable cost per unit sold? Note: Round "Per unit" answer to 2 decimal places. b. If 5,220 units are sold, what is the total amount of variable costs related to the units sold? c. If 5,220 units are produced, what is the total amount of manufacturing overhead cost incurred? a. Variable cost per unit sold b. Total variable costs c. Total manufacturing overhead cost

Ptarmigan Company produces two products. Product A has a contribution margin of $65.00 and requires 10 machine hours. Product B has a contribution margin of $46.20 and requires 7 machine hours. Determine the most profitable product assuming the machine hours are the constraint. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Contribution margin per machine hour: Product A $ Product B $ Product is the most profitable.

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Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows: $ 55.00 Direct material: 5 pounds at $11.00 per pound Direct labor: 3 hours at $12 per hour Variable overhead: 3 hours at $7 per hour 36.00 21.00 Total standard variable cost per unit $112.00 The company also established the following cost formulas for its selling expenses: Fixed Cost Variable Cost per Month $ 280,000 $ 260,000 per Unit Sold Advertising $ 20.00 $ 11.00 Sales salaries and commissions Shipping expenses The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 21,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 26,600 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 154,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $9.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct-laborers worked 63,000 hours at a rate of $13.00 per hour. c. Total variable…