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Consider the following data for two products of Vigano Manufacturing.  Overhead Co...

Consider the following data for two products of Vigano Manufacturing.

 

Overhead Cost

Product A

Product B

Number of units produced  

 

10,000 units

2,000 units

Direct labor cost (@$24 per DLH)

 

0.20 DLH per unit

0.25 DLH per unit

Direct materials cost

 

$2 per unit

$3 per unit

Activity

 

 

 

Machine setup  

 $121,000

 

 

Materials handling

 48,000

 

 

Quality control  

 80,000

 

 

 

$249,000

 

 

Required

1. Using direct labor hours as the basis for assigning overhead costs, determine the total production cost per unit for each product line.


2. If the market price for Product A is $20 and the market price for Product B is $60, determine the profit or loss per unit for each product. Comment on the results.


3. Consider the following additional information about these two product lines. If ABC is used for as­signing overhead costs to products, what is the cost per unit for Product A and for Product B?

 

Product A

Product B

Number of setups required for production

Number of parts required

Inspection hours required

 10 setups

 1 part/unit

 40 hours

12 setups

3 parts/unit

210 hours


4. Determine the profit or loss per unit for each product. Should this information influence company strategy? Explain.

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