Dayton, Inc. manufactured 30,000 units of product last month and identified the following costs associated with the

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Dayton, Inc. manufactured 30,000 units of product last month and identified the following costs associated with the manufacturing activity:

Variable costs:

Direct materials used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $510,000

Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,120,000

Indirect materials and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000

Power to run plant equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,000

Fixed costs:

Supervisory salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470,000

Plant utilities (other than power to run plant equipment) . . . . . . . . . 120,000

Depreciation on plant and equipment (straight-line, time basis) . . . . 67,500

Property taxes on building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,500

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Unit variable costs and total fixed costs are expected to remain unchanged next month. Calculate the unit cost and the total cost if 36,000 units are produced next month.

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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259565403

5th edition

Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher

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