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Lovitz Company is planning to produce 2,000 units of product in 2012. Each unit

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Lovitz Company is planning to produce 2,000 units of product in 2012. Each unit requires 3 kilograms of materials at $6 per kilogram and a half hour of labour at $14 per hour. The overhead rate is 70% of direct labour Calculate: Direct material cost per unit:$ per unit Total kilograms of direct materials for 2,000 units: ograms Total direct materials cost for 2,000 units:$ Direct labour cost per unit:$ per unit Total direct lbour hours for 2,00 units hours Total direct labour cost for 2,000 units: $ Overhead rate per direct labour hour:$ per hour Overhead rate per unit:$ per unit Total overhead cost for 2,000 units:$ Compute the standard cost of one unit of product. $

Explanation / Answer

1. Since each unit requires 3 kg materials and each kg costs $6 the direct material cost per unit = 6 x 3 =$18.

2. Each unit requires 3kg materials and hence 2000 units require 2000 x 3 = 6000 kgs

3. Each unit direct materials cost is $18. So 2000 units direct materials cost = 2000 x 18 = $36000

4. Labour cost per hour =$14 and cost per half an hour = 14/2= $7. Each unit requires half an hour labour and so direct labour cost per unit = $7

5. Direct labour hours per unit = 1/2 hour. So direct labour hours for 2000 units = 2000 x 1/2 = 1000 hours.

6. Labour cost per unit = $7. So direct labour cost of 2000 units = 2000 x 7 = $14000.

7. Overhead rate per hour is 70% of direct labour cost per hour. So overhead cost per hour = 14 x 70% = $9.8 per hour.

8. Overhead rate per unit = labour cost per unit x 70% = 7 x 70% =$4.9 per unit.

9. Total overhead cost per 2000 units = $4.9 x 2000 = $9800

10. Standard cost per unit is the sum of direct materials cost per unit, direct labour cost per unit and overhead cost per unit. So standard cost per unit = 18 + 7 + 4.9 = $29.9