Opal Industries uses a process costing system. Direct materi…
Opal Industries uses a process costing system. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, whereas conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Here are data for the month of August: The units in beginning work in process inventory are 70% complete with respect to conversion costs and the units in ending work in process inventory are 50% complete with respect to conversion costs. What is the cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs during the month of August?
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Goblet Industries manufactures drinking cups which it sells to retailers. Goblet operates separate production lines for Large cups, Medium cups, and Small cups. The estimated annual manufacturing overhead costs and machine hours associated with each of these production lines are as follows: If Goblet uses a single plantwide rate to allocate its $7 million of overhead using machine hours as the allocation base, which products are over-costed or under-costed?
Read DetailsEagle Enterprises manufactures mailboxes. Eagle plans to pro…
Eagle Enterprises manufactures mailboxes. Eagle plans to produce 5,700 mailboxes during the current year, and Eagle’s plant manager uses a cost equation to estimate the total manufacturing costs. The plant manager expects Eagle’s current year total fixed manufacturing costs and per-unit variable manufacturing costs to be the same as in the prior year. During the prior year, Eagle produced 4,300 mailboxes at an average per-unit manufacturing cost of $35 per mailbox, and Eagle’s total fixed manufacturing costs were $60,200. What is the estimated total cost of manufacturing 5,700 mailboxes in the current year? Round to the nearest whole dollar and do not enter a dollar sign (e.g., enter 89, not $89.00).
Read DetailsPelican Inc. manufactures decorative lamps. Pelican’s releva…
Pelican Inc. manufactures decorative lamps. Pelican’s relevant range is 3,000 to 4,500 lamps per month. Pelican’s total fixed manufacturing costs are $680,000 per month. During the month of April, Pelican produces 4,000 lamps at an average per-unit manufacturing cost of $324 per lamp. During the month of May, Pelican’s production drops 15% from 4,000 lamps to only 3,400 lamps. What is the percentage increase in the average per-unit manufacturing cost of the lamps produced in May as compared to the lamps produced in April? (Round to two decimal points.)
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