PR 21-6B

The estimated fixed costs for the current year are $46, 800. Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 2016 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all production costs for the year is therefore assumed to be equal to the cost of goods sold. With this in mind, the various department heads were asked to submit estimates of the costs for their department during the year. A summary report of these estimates is as follows: It is expected that 12,000 units will be sold at a price of $240 a unit. Maximum within the relevant range are 18,000 units