Global Sports Equipment manufactures baseball bats. One of the company's products requires a special grade of wood. During the quarter ending September 30, the company manufactured 2,400 bats, using 1,680 kilograms of wood. The wood cost the company $31,920. According to the standard cost card, each bat should require 0.6 kilograms of wood at a cost of $18.00 per kilogram. According to the standards, what cost for wood should have been incurred to make 2,400 bats? How much greater or less is this than the cost that was incurred?
Global Sports Equipment manufactures baseball bats. One of the company's products requires a special grade of wood. During the quarter ending September 30, the company manufactured 2,400 bats, using 1,680 kilograms of wood. The wood cost the company $31,920. According to the standard cost card, each bat should require 0.6 kilograms of wood at a cost of $18.00 per kilogram. According to the standards, what cost for wood should have been incurred to make 2,400 bats? How much greater or less is this than the cost that was incurred?
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Transcribed Image Text:Global Sports Equipment manufactures baseball bats. One of the company's
products requires a special grade of wood. During the quarter ending
September 30, the company manufactured 2,400 bats, using 1,680 kilograms
of wood. The wood cost the company $31,920. According to the standard cost
card, each bat should require 0.6 kilograms of wood at a cost of $18.00 per
kilogram. According to the standards, what cost for wood should have been
incurred to make 2,400 bats? How much greater or less is this than the cost
that was incurred?
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