Ramirez Company manufactured 60,000 units of product last year and identified the following costs associated with the

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Ramirez Company manufactured 60,000 units of product last year and identified the following costs associated with the manufacturing activity:

Variable costs:

Direct materials used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,020,000

Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,240,000

Indirect materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,000

Power to run plant equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280,000

Fixed costs:

Supervisory salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930,000

Plant utilities (other than power to run plant equipment) . . . . . . . . . 220,000

Depreciation on plant and equipment (straight-line, time basis). . . . 135,000

Property taxes on building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195,000

Required

Unit variable costs and total fixed costs are expected to remain unchanged next year. Calculate the unit cost and the total cost if 51,000 units are produced next year.


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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077398194

3rd Edition

Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher

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