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I just need to check my answers for a specific problem, my teacher has provided us a diffrent end result: Four the past four years,
I just need to check my answers for a specific problem, my teacher has provided us a diffrent end result:
Four the past four years, three companies have dominated the soft drink industry, holding a combined 85 percent of market share. Wonder Cola Inc., ranks second nationally in soft drinks sales. Its management is thinking about introducing a new low-caloric drink called Null Cola. Wonder soft drinks are processed in a single department. All ingredients are added at the beginning of the process. At the end of the process, the beverage is poured into bottles that cost $0.24 per case produced. Direct labor and overhead cost are applied uniformly throughout the process. Corporate controller Adam Daneen believes that costs foe the cola will be very much like those for the company's Cola Plus drink. Last year, he collected the following data about Cola Plus:
Units* Costs Work in process inventory
January 1 (!)------------------------- 2,200 Direct material costs--------------------------------------- $ 2,080 Concersion Costs------------------------------------------ 620 December 31 (!!) ---------------------- 2,000 Direct material costs--------------------------------------- 1,880 Conversion costs------------------------------------------ 600 Units started during year 458,500 Costs for year Liquid material added-------------------------------------- 430,990 Direct labor and overhead--------------------------------- 229,400 Bottles--------------------------------------------------- 110,068 Each unit is a 24-bottle case. (!)50% complete = January (!!)60%complete = December The company's variable general administration and selling costs are $1.10 per unit. Fixed administration and selling costs are assigned to products at the rate of $0.50 per unit. Each of Wonder Cola's two main competitors is already marketing a diet cola. Company A's product sells for $4.10 per unit; Company B's, for $4.05. All costs are expected to increase by 10 percent in the next three years. Wonder Cola tries to earn a profit of at least 15 percent on the total unit cost.
Here is what I came up with:
2a and b. | Equivalent units for direct materials, cases of bottles, and conversion costs; | |||||||||||||||||||||
total production cost per unit computed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Won Cola, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Process Cost ReportFIFO Costing Method | ||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Year Ended December 31, 20xx | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Units | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning inventory | 2,200 | Equivalent Units | ||||||||||||||||||||
Units started this period | Direct | Cases of | Conversion | |||||||||||||||||||
Units to be accounted for | 2,200 | Materials | Bottles | Costs | ||||||||||||||||||
Beginning inventory | 2,200 | 2,200 | 10% | 220 | 10% | 220 | 10% | |||||||||||||||
Units started and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
completed | 456,500 | 45,650 | 10% | 45,650 | 10% | 45,650 | 10% | |||||||||||||||
Ending inventory | 2,000 | 200 | 10% | 200 | 10% | 200 | 10% | |||||||||||||||
Units accounted for | 460,700 | 48,050 | 46,070 | 46,070 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | Direct | Cases of | Conversion | |||||||||||||||||||
Costs | Materials | Bottles | Costs | |||||||||||||||||||
Beginning inventory | $ 2,872 | = | $ 2,058 | + | $ 264 | + | $ 550 | |||||||||||||||
Current costs | 2,759 | = | 1,871 | + | 288 | + | 600 | |||||||||||||||
Total costs | $5,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Current Costs | $1,871 | $288 | $600 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equivalent Units | 48,050 | 46,070 | 46,070 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost per equivalent unit | $0.06 | = | $0.04 | + | $0.01 | + | $0.01 | |||||||||||||||
*A unit is a 24-bottle case. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
**Rounded. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chapter 3, C 4. (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2c. Total product unit cost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Production cost per unit | $1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Variable administrative and selling costs per unit | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed administrative and selling costs per unit | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total product unit cost | $3.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. Expected product unit cost computed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$3.28 | x | 1.10 | = | $3.61 | * | |||||||||||||||||
4. Unit selling price range recommended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Product unit cost | $3.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Profit factor ( | 15% | of total cost ) | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $4.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Company A's price | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Company B's price | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial Analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
*Rounded. |
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