Specialty Chemicals Ltd, makes a special powder coating for metal surfaces sold in envelope-style pouches. The main ingredient of this powder coating is a chemical known as X43. Information concerning the purchase and use of X43 follows: Purchase of X43: The raw material X43 is purchased in 50 kilogram containers at a cost of $75 per kilogram. A discount of 2% is offered by the supplier for payment within 10 days, and Specialty Chemical takes all discounts. Shipping costs, which Specialty Chemicals must pay, amount to $250 for an average shipment of ten 50 kilogram containers. Use of X43: The bill of materials calls for 800 grams of X43 per pouch of powder coating. About 5% of all X43 purchased is rejected as unsuitable and is not used to make the powder coating. Thus, on average the 480 grams of suitable X43 required for each pouch of powder coating represents 96% of the amount that initially goes into production. Required: 1. Compute the standard purchase price for one kilogram of X43. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard price . 2. Compute the standard quantity of X43 (in grams) per container that passes final inspection (Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard quantity grams 3. Using the data from (1) and (2) above, prepare a standard cost card showing the standard cost of X43 per pouch of powder coating (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Standard Quantity per pouch grams Standard Price per Kilogram Item X43 Standard Cost per pouch .............. Specialty Chemicals Ltd, makes a special powder coating for metal surfaces sold in envelope-style pouches. The main ingredient of this powder coating is a chemical known as X43. Information concerning the purchase and use of X43 follows: Purchase of X43: The raw material X43 is purchased in 50 kilogram containers at a cost of $75 per kilogram. A discount of 2% is offered by the supplier for payment within 10 days, and Specialty Chemical takes all discounts. Shipping costs, which Specialty Chemicals must pay, amount to $250 for an average shipment of ten 50 kilogram containers. Use of X43: The bill of materials calls for 800 grams of X43 per pouch of powder coating. About 5% of all X43 purchased is rejected as unsuitable and is not used to make the powder coating. Thus, on average the 480 grams of suitable X43 required for each pouch of powder coating represents 96% of the amount that initially goes into production. Required: 1. Compute the standard purchase price for one kilogram of X43. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard price . 2. Compute the standard quantity of X43 (in grams) per container that passes final inspection (Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard quantity grams 3. Using the data from (1) and (2) above, prepare a standard cost card showing the standard cost of X43 per pouch of powder coating (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Standard Quantity per pouch grams Standard Price per Kilogram Item X43 Standard Cost per pouch
