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Waterloo Storage Products makes a four-drawer plastic storage cabinet on casters

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Question

Waterloo Storage Products makes a four-drawer plastic storage cabinet on casters meant for use in garages and workshops. Each cabinet sells for $43. Data for last year's operations follow: Units in beginning inventory Units produced Units sold Units in ending inventory 24,600 21,300 3,300 Variable costs per unit Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative $10 12 4 Total variable cost per unit $ 32 Fixed costs Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling and administrative $ 76,000 111,000 Total fixed costs $187,000 Required. 1. Assume that the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for one storage cabinet Unit product cost

Explanation / Answer

1.

Direct materials

$ 10.00

Direct labor

$ 12.00

Variable manufacturing overhead

$ 4.00

Unit product cost

$ 26.00

2.

Variable Costing Income Statement

Sales revenue ($43*21,300)

$ 915,900.00

Variable expenses

Variable cost of goods sold

Cost of production ($26*24,600)

$ 639,600.00

Add: Beginning inventory

$ 0.00

Cost of goods available for sale

$ 639,600.00

Less: Ending inventory ($43*3,300)

$ 141,900.00

Variable cost of goods sold

$ 497,700.00

Variable selling and administrative ($6*21300)

$ 127,800.00

Total variable expenses

$ 625,500.00

Contribution margin

$ 290,400.00

Fixed expenses

Fixed manufacturing overhead

$ 76,000.00

Fixed selling and administrative

$ 111,000.00

Total fixed expenses

$ 187,000.00

Net income

$ 103,400.00

3.

Break even unit sales = Total fixed costs/Contribution margin per unit

Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit – Variable cost per unit

Contribution margin per unit = $43 - $32 = $11 per unit

Break even unit sales = $187,000 / $11 per unit = 17,000 units

Direct materials

$ 10.00

Direct labor

$ 12.00

Variable manufacturing overhead

$ 4.00

Unit product cost

$ 26.00