Diggs Company incurred the following costs while producing 520 units: direct materials, $6 per unit; direct labor, $22 per unit, variable manufacturing overhead, $10 per unit: total fixed manufacturing overhead costs, $8,840 variable selling and administrative costs, $12 per unit; total fixed selling and administrative costs,  $5,200. There are no beginning inventories.   What is the unit product cost using absorption costing?   A. $77 per unit B.$38 per unit C.$50 per unit D. $55 per unit

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Diggs Company incurred the following costs while producing 520 units: direct materials, $6 per unit; direct labor, $22 per unit, variable manufacturing overhead, $10 per unit: total fixed manufacturing overhead costs, $8,840 variable selling and administrative costs, $12 per unit; total fixed selling and administrative costs,  $5,200. There are no beginning inventories.

 

What is the unit product cost using absorption costing?

 

A. $77 per unit

B.$38 per unit

C.$50 per unit

D. $55 per unit

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Under absorption costing, fixed manufacturing costs are considered as product costs.

Given,

Direct materials = $6

Direct labor = $22

Variable manufacturing overhead = $10

Total fixed manufacturing overhead = $8,840

 

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