Question

Kubin Company's relevant range of production is 28,000 to 31,500 units. When it produces and sells 29,750 units, its average costs per unit are as follows: Average Cost per Unit $8.80 $ 5.80 $ 3.30 $ 6.80 $ 5.30 $ 4.30 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Fixed selling expense Fixed administrative expense Sales commissions $2.80 2.30 Variable administrative expense Required: 1. Assume the cost object is units of production a. What is the total direct manufacturing cost incurred to make 29,750 units? b. What is the total indirect manufacturing cost incurred to make 29,750 units? 2. Assume the cost object is the Manufacturing Department and that its total output is 29,750 units. a. How much total manufacturing cost is directly traceable to the Manufacturing Department? b. How much total manufacturing cost is an indirect cost that cannot be easily traced to the Manufacturing Department? 3. Assume the cost object is the company's various sales representatives. Furthermore, assume that the company spent $127,925 of its total fixed selling expense on advertising and the company's sales representatives' compensation a. When the company sells 29,750 units, what is the total direct selling expense that can be readily traced to individual sales representatives? b. When the company sells 29,750 units, what is the total indirect selling expense that cannot be readily traced to individual sales representatives? inder of the total fixed selling expense comprised the fixed portion of the

Answer 1

1-a)
Direct materials per unit	$8.80
Add: Direct labor cost per unit	$5.80
Direct manufacturing cost per unit (a)	$14.60
Number of units sold (b)	29,750
Total direct manufacturing cost (a*b)	$434,350
1-b)
Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit	$3.30
Add: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit	$6.80
Indirect manufacturing cost per unit (a)	$10.10
Number of units sold (b)	29,750
Total indirect manufacturing cost (a*b)	$300,475
2-a)
Direct materials per unit	$8.80
Add: Direct labor cost per unit	$5.80
Add: Variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit	$3.30
Add: Fixed manufacturing overhead cost per unit	$6.80
Total manufacturing cost per unit (a)	$24.70
Number of units sold (b)	29,750
Total direct manufacturing cost (a*b)	$734,825
2-b) Total indirect manufacturing cost	$0
3-a)
Sales commission per unit (a)	$2.80
Number of units sold (b)	29,750
Total sales commission	$83,300
Fixed portion of sales representatives' compensation ($1 * 29,750 units)	$29,750
Total direct selling expenses	$113,050
3-b) The total indirect selling expense	$127,925