The best estimate of the cost formula for maintenance


1. The following costs were incurred in September:

  Direct materials

$40,100   

  Direct labor

$29,700   

  Manufacturing overhead

$21,200   

  Selling expenses

$25,600   

  Administrative expenses

$32,100   

Conversion costs during the month totaled:


$148,700


$69,800


$50,900


$61,300

2.The following costs were incurred in September:

  Direct materials

$46,600   

  Direct labor

$23,300   

  Manufacturing overhead

$24,800   

  Selling expenses

$19,600   

  Administrative expenses

$36,700   

Prime costs during the month totaled:


$69,900


$48,100


$151,000


$94,700

3.

In September direct labor was 45% of conversion cost. If the manufacturing overhead for the month was $80,300 and the direct materials cost was $22,400, the direct labor cost was:


$35,033


$65,700


$120,700


$51,700

4.

A manufacturing company prepays its insurance coverage for a three-year period. The premium for the three years is $3,780 and is paid at the beginning of the first year. Eighty percent of the premium applies to manufacturing operations and 20% applies to selling and administrative activities. What amounts should be considered product and period costs respectively for the first year of coverage?

                 Product

Period        


$3,780

$0


$3,024

$756


$2,016

$504


$1,008

$252

 

5.

Ladanza Corporation is a wholesaler that sells a single product. Management has provided the following cost data for two levels of monthly sales volume. The company sells the product for $154.00 per unit.

  Sales volume (units)  

14,300   

15,880   

  Cost of sales

$1,144,000   

$1,270,400   

  Selling and administrative costs

$655,000   

$683,440   

The best estimate of the total contribution margin when 15,540 units are sold is:


$248,970


$984,270


$336,170


$870,240

6.

Carbaugh Corporation has provided the following production and average cost data for two levels of monthly production volume. The company produces a single product.

  Production volume

4,400

units

5,400

units

  Direct materials

$77.90

per unit

$77.90

per unit

  Direct labor

$50.20

per unit

$50.20

per unit

  Manufacturing overhead

$74.30

per unit

$68.30

per unit

The best estimate of the total cost to manufacture 5,100 units is closest to: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


$1,016,265


$1,009,560


$1,027,440


$978,270

7.

The following data pertains to activity and the cost of cleaning and maintenance for two recent months:


Month 1

Month 2

  Production volume

2,400

units

3,100

units

  Cleaning and maintenance costs

$1,000


$1,210


The best estimate of the total month 1 variable cost for cleaning and maintenance is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


$220


$420


$720


$20

8.

At an activity level of 8,500 machine-hours in a month, Nooner Corporation's total variable production engineering cost is $708,900 and its total fixed production engineering cost is $168,210. What would be the total production engineering cost per unit, both fixed and variable, at an activity level of 8,900 machine-hours in a month? Assume that this level of activity is within the relevant range. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


$101.95


$101.41


$102.48


$102.30

9.

Supply costs at Lattea Corporation's chain of gyms are listed below:


Client-Visits

Supply Cost

  March

11,660     

$28,574     

  April

11,456     

$28,408     

  May

11,988     

$28,832     

  June

13,300     

$28,918     

  July

11,720     

$28,635     

  August

11,206     

$28,234     

  September

12,000     

$28,833     

  October

11,691     

$28,591     

  November

11,839     

$28,716     

Management believes that supply cost is a mixed cost that depends on client-visits. Using the high-low method to estimate the variable and fixed components of this cost, those estimates would be closest to:(Round your Variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places.)


$2.02 per client-visit; $28,636 per month


$.91 per client-visit; $17,471 per month


$0.37 per client-visit; $24,024 per month


$0.33 per client-visit; $24,529 per month

10.

Buckeye Company has provided the following data for maintenance cost:


Prior Year

Current Year

  Machine hours

14,100       

17,000       

  Maintenance cost

$28,200       

$31,970       

The best estimate of the cost formula for maintenance would be: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your Variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places.)


$9,870 per year plus $1.30 per machine hour


$28,200 per year plus $1.30 per machine hour


$9,870 per year plus $.769 per machine hour


$22,100 per year plus $.769 per machine hour

11.

Babuca Corporation has provided the following production and total cost data for two levels of monthly production volume. The company produces a single product.

  Production volume

13,700

units

15,000

units

  Direct materials

$911,050


$997,500


  Direct labor

$239,750


$262,500


  Manufacturing overhead

$1,008,400


$1,025,820


The best estimate of the total monthly fixed manufacturing cost is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


$832,320


$827,820


$821,820


$824,820

12.

Nikkel Corporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for July:

  Sales

$447,000   

  Cost of goods sold (all variable)

$170,500   

  Total variable selling expense

$ 20,100   

  Total fixed selling expense

$ 21,600   

  Total variable administrative expense

$ 8,500   

  Total fixed administrative expense

$ 31,300   

The gross margin for July is:


$195,000


$247,900


$394,100


$276,500

13.

Nikkel Corporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for July:

  Sales

$433,000   

  Cost of goods sold (all variable)

$174,800   

  Total variable selling expense

$ 25,600   

  Total fixed selling expense

$ 15,100   

  Total variable administrative expense

$ 14,800   

  Total fixed administrative expense

$ 31,400   

The contribution margin for July is:


$171,300


$386,500


$217,800


$258,200

14.

Salvadore Inc., a local retailer, has provided the following data for the month of September:

  Merchandise inventory, beginning balance

$ 45,000

  Merchandise inventory, ending balance

$ 45,600

  Sales

$263,500

  Purchases of merchandise inventory

$135,800

  Selling expense

$ 19,700

  Administrative expense

$ 60,900

The net operating income for September was:


$127,700


$128,700


$49,900


$47,700

15.

Lettman Corporation has provided the following partial listing of costs incurred during November:




  Marketing salaries

$

47,600   

  Property taxes, factory

$

14,600   

  Administrative travel

$

104,500   

  Sales commissions

$

55,300   

  Indirect labor

$

42,000   

  Direct materials

$

167,200   

  Advertising

$

145,300   

  Depreciation of production equipment

$

42,000   

  Direct labor

$

95,700   


Required:

a.

What is the total amount of product cost listed above? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  Total product cost

$

b.

What is the total amount of period cost listed above? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

  Total period cost

$

16.

Daguio Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the total estimated manufacturing overhead was $195,200. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 16,500 hours, manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $12,000, and the actual manufacturing overhead was $190,200. The predetermined overhead rate for the year must have been:


$10.80 per direct labor-hour


$11.74 per direct labor-hour


$11.46 per direct labor-hour


$9.93 per direct labor-hour

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