Creative Crates Co. produces wooden crates used for shipping products by ocean liner. In 2014, Creative incurred the following costs.
- Wood used in crate production $55,560
- Nails (considered insignificant and a variable expense) $510
- Direct labor $40,830
Utilities for the plant: $2,400 each month, plus $0.53 for each kilowatt-hour used each month Rent expense for the plant for the year $22,430 Assume Creative used an average 700 kilowatt-hours each month over the past year.
(a) What is Creative's total manufacturing cost if it uses a variable costing approach?
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(b) What is Creative's total manufacturing cost if it uses an absorption costing approach?
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