Blue Mountain Products manufactures and sells a variety of camping products. Recently the company opened a new
Question:
Blue Mountain Products manufactures and sells a variety of camping products. Recently the company opened a new plant to manufacture a lightweight, self-standing tent. Cost and sales data for the first month of operations are shown below.
Manufacturing costs:
Fixed overhead ..............................$200,000
Variable overhead ........................$4 per tent
Direct labor ................................$16 per tent
Direct materials ..........................$40 per tent
Beginning inventory ...........................0 tents
Tents produced ..................................10,000
Tents sold ............................................9,000
Selling and administrative costs:
Fixed .............................................$400,000
Variable ...............................$6 per tent sold
The tent sells for $150. Management is interested in the opening month’s results and has asked for an income statement.
Instructions
Assuming the company uses absorption costing, do the following.
(i) Calculate the manufacturing cost per unit.
(ii) Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the month of June 2005.
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118033890
3rd Canadian edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly