Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

1. During its first year of operations, Farmer Company paid $55,000 for direct m

ID: 2419341 • Letter: 1

Question

1. During its first year of operations, Farmer Company paid $55,000 for direct materials and $51,000 in wages for production workers. Lease payments, utility costs, and depreciation on factory equipment totaled $14,000. General, selling, and administrative expenses were $21,000. The average cost to produce one unit was $6.00. How many units were produced during the period?

21,167

20,000

23,500

None of these

2. During its first year of operations, Silver Company paid $12,385 for direct materials and $10,600 for production workers' wages. Lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $9,600 while general, selling, and administrative expenses totaled $3,900. The company produced 6,650 units and sold 4,100 units at a price of $7.40 a unit.

What is the amount of gross margin for the first year?

$12,495

$7,355

$ 30,340

$10,250

3.

For 2013, Bayside Corporation sold 180,000 units of its product for $30 each. The variable cost per unit was $25, and Bayside's margin of safety was 50,000 units. What was the amount of Bayside's total fixed costs?

$1,250,000

$650,000

$4,500,000

$900,000

4.

A market research specialist told Peachtree Company that it could expect to sell 590,000 units of its new high-capacity computer disk at a price of $25. Assuming the company desires a profit margin equal to 15% of sales, what target cost per unit is necessary?

$25.00

$21.25

$3.75

None of these

Explanation / Answer

During its first year of operations, Farmer Company paid $55,000 for direct materials and $51,000 in wages for production workers. Lease payments, utility costs, and depreciation on factory equipment totaled $14,000. General, selling, and administrative expenses were $21,000. The average cost to produce one unit was $6.00. How many units were produced during the period?

During its first year of operations, Silver Company paid $12,385 for direct materials and $10,600 for production workers' wages. Lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $9,600 while general, selling, and administrative expenses totaled $3,900. The company produced 6,650 units and sold 4,100 units at a price of $7.40 a unit.

What is the amount of gross margin for the first year?

For 2013, Bayside Corporation sold 180,000 units of its product for $30 each. The variable cost per unit was $25, and Bayside's margin of safety was 50,000 units. What was the amount of Bayside's total fixed costs?

A market research specialist told Peachtree Company that it could expect to sell 590,000 units of its new high-capacity computer disk at a price of $25. Assuming the company desires a profit margin equal to 15% of sales, what target cost per unit is necessary?

=25*(100%-15)=25*.85 =21.25

direct materials 55000 wages for production workers 51000 Lease payments, utility costs, and depreciation on factory equipment totaled 14000 Cost of Goods produced 120000 average cost to produce 6 No unit Produced 120000/6 20000