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The Landes Excavating Company experienced the following costs in 2007: Direct ma

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Question

The Landes Excavating Company experienced the following costs in 2007:

Direct materials                                            $1.75/unit

Direct labor                                                  $2.00/unit

Variable manufacturing overhead               $2.50/unit

Variable selling                                              $.75/unit

Fixed manufacturing overhead                       $50,000

Fixed selling                                                    $15,000

Fixed administrative                                         $5,000

During the year the company manufactured 100,000 units and sold 80,000 units.   If the average selling price per unit was $22.65 what is the company's contribution margin per unit?

  

$16.40

$15.65

$18.90

$13.65

Hunziker Company uses weighted average process costing and has 9,000 equivalent units of production for direct material and 8,500 equivalent units of production for conversion costs in May.   Costs were incurred in May as follows:

Direct Material

Conversion

Total

Beginning WIP

$900

$1,500

$2,400

Incurred during May

$12,600

15,500

$28,100

Total

$13,500

$17,000

$30,500

What is the total cost per equivalent unit for May?

          

$1.74

$1.50

$2.00

$3.50

a.

$16.40

b.

$15.65

c.

$18.90

d.

$13.65

Explanation / Answer

1) Unit Contribution margin = Unit revenue - Unit Variable Cost

Unit Revenue = $ 22.65

Unit Variable Cost = 1.75 + 2+ 2.5 + 0.75 = $7

Unit Contribution margin = 22.65 - 7 = $ 15.65

Answer option (b)

2) Cost per unit of direct material = 13500/9000 = $ 1.5

Cost per unit of conversion = 17000/8500 = $ 2

Using weighted average method,

Total cost per equivalent unit = (9000* 1.5 + 8500* 2) / (9000+ 8500) = $1.74

Answer option (a)

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