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Variable Cost Concept of Product Pricing StarMed Products Inc. uses the product

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Question

Variable Cost Concept of Product Pricing

StarMed Products Inc. uses the product cost concept of applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing. The costs of producing and selling 100,000 units of medical tablets are as follows:

Variable costs:

Direct materials: $270 per unit

Direct labor: 60

Factory overhead: 90

Selling and admin exp: 45

Total: $465 per unit

Fixed costs:

Factor overhead: $2,400,000

Selling and admin exp: 1,100,000

StarMed Products desires a profit equal to a 20% rate of return on invested assets of $15,000,000.

a. Determine the variable costs and the cost amount per unit for the production and sale of 100,000 units of medical tablets.

Total variable costs: $__

Cost amount per unit: $__ per unit

b. Determine the variable cost markup percentage per unit. Round your percentage answer to two decimal places. ___%

c. Determine the selling price per unit. Use the rounded variable cost markup percentage in your calculations, and round the amount of the markup to the nearest whole dollar. $__ per unit

Explanation / Answer

Statement showing computations Particulars Amount Variable Costs: Direct Materials @270       27,000,000.00 Direct Labour @60          6,000,000.00 Factory Overhead@90          9,000,000.00 Variable Costs       42,000,000.00 Fixed Costs          2,400,000.00 Total Manufacturing Costs       44,400,000.00 Manu Cost per unit                        444.00 Selling and admin Costs: Variable          4,500,000.00 Fixed          1,100,000.00 Total Selling and admin          5,600,000.00 Total Costs of goods       50,000,000.00 Cost per unit                      500.00 Total Markup = 15,000,000*20%          3,000,000.00 Mark up pu = 3,000,000/100,000                        30.00 Markup % = 30/465 6.45% Selling price per unit = 500 + 30                      530.00