Given the following information for a product: Direct labor hours: 0.25 hour/unit Direct labor costs: $20/hour Direct materials cost: S5/unit Overhead costs: 110% of direct labor Packaging and shipping: $2/unit Desired profit margin: 2096 of the total cost Suppose that a market survey has shown that the best competitor's selling price for the product is $19.50 per unit. After conducting a value engineering study, It was found that the material cost is high and another equal and less expensive material can be used to achieve the required target cost. What should the material cost per unit be to achieve the required target cost for the product?
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
Given the following information for a product: Direct labor hours: 0.25 hour/unit
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