Biblio Files Company is the chief competitor of Cover-to-Cover Company in the bookshelf business. Biblio Files is analyzing its manufacturing costs, and has compiled th following data for the first six months of the year. After reviewing the data, answer questions (1) through (3) that follow. Units Produced Total Cost January 4,360 units $65,600 February 300 6,250 March 1,000 15,000 April 4,800 73,750 May 1,750 32,500 June 3,015 48,000 1. From the data previously provided, help Biblio Files Company estimate the fixed and variable portions of its total costs using the high-low method. Recall that Total Costs = (Variable Cost Per Unit x Number of Units Produced) + Fixed Cost. Complete the following table. Total Fixed Cost Variable Cost per Unit 2. With your Total Fixed Cost and Variable Cost per Unit from the high-low method, compute the total cost for the following values of N (Number of Units Produced). Number of Units Produced Total Cost 3,500 4,360 4,800
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis is a cost accounting method that analyses the effect of fluctuating cost and volume on the operating profit. Also known as break-even analysis, CVP determines the break-even point for varying volumes of sales and cost structures. This information helps the managers make economic decisions on a short-term basis. CVP analysis is based on many assumptions. Sales price, variable costs, and fixed costs per unit are assumed to be constant. The analysis also assumes that all units produced are sold and costs get impacted due to changes in activities. All costs incurred by the company like administrative, manufacturing, and selling costs are identified as either fixed or variable.
Marginal Costing
Marginal cost is defined as the change in the total cost which takes place when one additional unit of a product is manufactured. The marginal cost is influenced only by the variations which generally occur in the variable costs because the fixed costs remain the same irrespective of the output produced. The concept of marginal cost is used for product pricing when the customers want the lowest possible price for a certain number of orders. There is no accounting entry for marginal cost and it is only used by the management for taking effective decisions.
![Biblio Files Company is the chief competitor of Cover-to-Cover Company in the bookshelf business. Biblio Files is analyzing its manufacturing costs, and has compiled the
following data for the first six months of the year. After reviewing the data, answer questions (1) through (3) that follow.
Units Produced
Total Cost
January
4,360 units
$65,600
February
300
6,250
March
1,000
15,000
April
4,800
73,750
May
1,750
32,500
June
3,015
48,000
1. From the data previously provided, help Biblio Files Company estimate the fixed and variable portions of its total costs using the high-low method. Recall that Total
Costs =
(Variable Cost Per Unit x Number of Units Produced) + Fixed Cost. Complete the following table.
Total Fixed Cost
Variable Cost per Unit
$
2. With your Total Fixed Cost and Variable Cost per Unit from the high-low method, compute the total cost for the following values of N (Number of Units Produced).
Number of
Units Produced
Total Cost
3,500
4,360
4,800](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F077a314e-9e39-4986-ac3f-0d4db6fe2adf%2F2b7096af-8aca-4200-a0ee-05119cea03ae%2F4q0j07_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
![Cover-to-Cover Company is a manufacturer of shelving for books. The company has compiled the following cost data, and wants your help in determining the cost
behavior. After reviewing the data, complete requirements (1) and (2) that follow.
Total
Total
Total Machine
Units
Lumber
Utilities
Depreciation
Produced
Cost
Cost
Cost
8,000 shelves
$88,000
$10,700
$140,000
16,000 shelves 176,000
19,900
140,000
32,000 shelves 352,000
38,300
140,000
40,000 shelves 440,000
47,500
140,000
1. Determine whether the costs in the table are variable, fixed, mixed, or none of these.
Lumber
Variable Cost v
Utilities
Mixed Cost v
Depreciation
Fixed Cost
2. For each cost, determine the fixed portion of the cost, and the per-unit variable cost. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". Recall that, for N =
Number of Units Produced, Total Costs =
(Variable Cost Per Unit x N) + Fixed Cost. Complete the following table with your answers. Round variable portion of cost
(per unit) answers to two decimal places.
Fixed Portion
Variable Portion
Cost
of Cost
of Cost (per Unit)
Lumber
Utilities
Depreciation](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F077a314e-9e39-4986-ac3f-0d4db6fe2adf%2F2b7096af-8aca-4200-a0ee-05119cea03ae%2F7au7y9l_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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