St. Kilda Enterprises produces parts for the electronics industry. The production manager and cost analyst reviewed the accounts for the previous month and have provided an estimated breakdown of the fixed and variable portions of manufacturing overhead.

	Fixed				Variable				Total
Indirect materials	$	3,200			$	8,200			$	11,400
Indirect labor		2,100				16,100				18,200
Supervision		9,200				3,100				12,300
Depreciation		36,200				4,200				40,400
Maintenance		16,200				21,200				37,400
Total	$	66,900			$	52,800			$	119,700

Direct materials for the month amounted to $98,500. Direct labor for the month was $193,500. During the month, 12,500 units were produced.

Required:

a. No changes are expected in these cost relations next month. The firm has budgeted production of 16,250 units. Provide an estimate for total production cost for next month. b. Determine the cost per unit of production for the previous month and the next month.