Box Springs, Inc., makes two sizes of box springs: twin and double. The direct material for the twin is $20 per unit and $45 is used in direct labor, while the direct material for the double is $35 per unit, and the labor cost is $55 per unit. Box Springs estimates it will make 5,000 twins and 10,000 doubles in the next year. It estimates the overhead for each cost pool and cost driver activities as follows: How much does each unit cost to manufacture? Do not round intermediate computations but round final answers for the fields below to the nearest whole number.

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Box Springs, Inc., makes two sizes of box springs: twin and double. The direct material for the twin is $20 per unit and $45 is used in direct labor, while the direct material for the double is $35 per unit, and the labor cost is $55 per unit. Box Springs estimates it will make 5,000 twins and 10,000 doubles in the next year. It estimates the overhead for each cost pool and cost driver activities as follows:

How much does each unit cost to manufacture? Do not round intermediate computations but round final answers for the fields below to the nearest whole number.

 

Activity Cost
Estimated
Use per Use per
Pools
Driver
Overhead
Twin
Double
Framing
Square Feet of Pine
$240,000
5,000
3,000
Padding
Square Feet of Quilting
220,000
120,000
100,000
Filling
Square Feet of Filling
340,000
550,000
300,000
Labeling
Number of Boxes
120,000
850,000
350,000
Inspection
Number of Inspections
153,000
13,000
4,000
How much does each unit cost to manufacture? Do not round intermediate computations but round final answers for the fields below to the nearest whole number.
Total Cost per Unit
Twin
Double
Direct Material
Direct Labor Cost
Overhead
Total per Unit
Transcribed Image Text:Activity Cost Estimated Use per Use per Pools Driver Overhead Twin Double Framing Square Feet of Pine $240,000 5,000 3,000 Padding Square Feet of Quilting 220,000 120,000 100,000 Filling Square Feet of Filling 340,000 550,000 300,000 Labeling Number of Boxes 120,000 850,000 350,000 Inspection Number of Inspections 153,000 13,000 4,000 How much does each unit cost to manufacture? Do not round intermediate computations but round final answers for the fields below to the nearest whole number. Total Cost per Unit Twin Double Direct Material Direct Labor Cost Overhead Total per Unit
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