Question: XYZ Tire Company has gotten an order for its manufacturing business segment of 25,000 tires. Using job order costing, figure out the total unit cost of manufacturing a tire and the total order.
Rubber in one tire: 8 pounds of rubber
Cost per pound of rubber: $1.50
Steel used in tire: 2 pounds of steel
Cost per pound of steel: $2.50
Payroll cost per hour: $15 per hour
Amount of time processing rubber: 5 minutes per pound of rubber
Amount of time molding and making tire: 20 minutes per tire
What is the product cost of producing one tire and the entire order?