Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha Beta Direct materials $ 24 $ 12 Direct labor 23 26 Variable manufacturing overhead 22 12 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 23 25 Variable selling expenses 19 15 Common fixed expenses 22 17 Total cost per unit $ 133 $ 107 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? alpha and beta. 12. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products alpha and beta. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 13. Assume that Cane’s customers would buy a maximum of 87,000 units of Alpha and 67,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 168,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits alpha and beta.
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:
| Alpha | Beta | |
|---|---|---|
| Direct materials | $ 24 | $ 12 |
| Direct labor | 23 | 26 |
| Variable manufacturing |
22 | 12 |
| Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead | 23 | 25 |
| Variable selling expenses | 19 | 15 |
| Common fixed expenses | 22 | 17 |
| Total cost per unit | $ 133 | $ 107 |
The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.
11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? alpha and beta.
12. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products alpha and beta. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
13. Assume that Cane’s customers would buy a maximum of 87,000 units of Alpha and 67,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 168,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits alpha and beta.
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