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Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single product—a handmade specialty barbecue g

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Question

Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single product—a handmade specialty barbecue grill that it sells for $200. Data for last year’s operations follow:

Required:

1. Assume that the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for one barbecue grill.

Unit product cost____________

2. Assume that the company uses variable costing. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year.

Units in beginning inventory 0 Units produced 10,000 Units sold 8,800 Units in ending inventory 1,200 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 60 Direct labor 40 Variable manufacturing overhead 10 Variable selling and administrative 30 Total variable cost per unit $ 140 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 180,000 Fixed selling and administrative 330,000 Total fixed costs $ 510,000

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1

Assume that the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for one barbecue grill.

Answer: Unit product cost_____$110_______

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Calculation for Unit product cost under variable costing

Amount $

Direct Material

60

Direct Labor

40

variable Manufacturing Overhead

10

unit product cost as per variable costing

110

Unit product cost_____$110_______

___________________________________

2

Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc.

Variable Costing Income Statement

Sales (8800*200)

1760000

Variable expenses:

Cost of goods sold (8800*110)

968000

Selling and admin (8800*30)

264000

Total variable cost

1232000

Contribution margin

528000

Fixed expenses:

Fixed manufacturing overhead

180,000

Fixed selling and administrative

330,000

Total Fixed expenses

510,000

Net operating income

18,000

Amount $

Direct Material

60

Direct Labor

40

variable Manufacturing Overhead

10

unit product cost as per variable costing

110

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