The accounting records for Portland Products report the
following manufacturing costs for the past year.
Direct materials | $ | 390,000 | |
Direct labor | 261,000 | ||
Variable overhead | 235,000 | ||
Production was 170,000 units. Fixed manufacturing overhead was $774,000.
For the coming year, costs are expected to increase as follows:
direct materials costs by 20 percent, excluding any effect of
volume changes; direct labor by 4 percent; and fixed manufacturing
overhead by 10 percent. Variable manufacturing overhead per unit is
expected to remain the same.
Required:
a. Prepare a cost estimate for a volume level
of 136,000 units of product this year.
b. Determine the costs per unit for last year and
for this year.
Answer | ||
Cost estimate for a volume level of 136,000 units: | ||
Particulars | Amounts | Working/Calculations |
Direct material | $ 374400 | = (390000/170000*136000)*1.20 |
Direct labor | $ 217152 | = (261000/170000*136000)*1.04 |
Variable overhead | $ 188000 | = (235000/170000*136000) |
Fixed manufacturing overhead | $ 851400 | = (774000*1.10) |
Calculation of Costs per unit: | ||
Particulars | Amounts | Working/Calculations |
a. Costs per unit for last year | $ 9.76 | = (390000+261000+235000+774000) / 170000 |
b. Costs per unit for this year | $ 11.99 | = (374400+217152+188000+851400) / 136000 |
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