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Voice Com, Inc., uses the product cost concept of applying the cost-plus approac

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Question

Voice Com, Inc., uses the product cost concept of applying the cost-plus approach to product pricing. The costs of producing and selling 5,070 units of cell phones are as follows:

Voice Com desires a profit equal to a 14% rate of return on invested assets of $598,500.

a. Determine the amount of desired profit from the production and sale of 5,070 units of cell phones.
$

b. Determine the product cost per unit for the production of 5,070 of cell phones. If required, round your answer to nearest dollar.
$ per unit

c. Determine the product cost markup percentage (rounded to two decimal places) for cell phones.
%

d. Determine the selling price of cell phones. Round to the nearest dollar.

Cost: $____per unit

Markup $____per unit

Selling price $_____per unit

Variable costs: Fixed costs: Direct materials $89 per unit Factory overhead $198,300 Direct labor 33 Selling and admin. exp. 71,800 Factory overhead 27 Selling and admin. exp. 22 Total variable cost per unit $171 per unit

Explanation / Answer

a) Desired Profit = Assets * return

= 598500 * 14%

= 83790

b) Calculating the total cost

Variable cost per unit = 171 per unit

Fixed Cost per unit = (Fixed overhead cost + selling and admin cost) / Total units

= (198300+71800) / 5070

= 53.27

Total cost per unit = variable cost per unit + fixed cost per unit

= 171 + 53.27

= 224.27

c) Markup percentage = Desired profit / Total cost

= 83790 / (171*5070 + 198300+71800)

= 7.37%

d) Cost per unit = 224.27

Markup = 7.37

Selling price = Cost * 1+markup

= 224.27*1.0737

= 240.80