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.

FixedVariableTotalIndirect materials$5,600$10,600$16,200Indirect labor3,30017,30020,600Supervision11,6004,30015,900Depreciation38,6006,60045,200Maintenance18,60023,60042,200Total$77,700$62,400$140,100

Direct materials for the month amounted to $110,500. Direct labor for the month was $205,500. 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.

Cost Item Next Month's Costs

Direct materials

Direct labor

Variable overhead

Fixed overhead

Total costs$