Refined Elegance Corp. makes a desk specially designed for personal computers. The desk sells for $200. Data for last year's operations follow: Units in beginning inventory Units produced 0 10,000 Units sold 9,000 Units in ending inventory 1,000 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Total variable cost per unit $ 40 35 10 25 $ 110 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 3,00,000 Fixed selling and administrative 4,50,000 $ 7,50,000 Total fixed costs Required: Assume that the company uses variable costing. 1. Compute the unit product cost for one computer desk. 2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year. 3. What is the company's break-even point in terms of units sold?

Refined Elegance Corp. makes a desk specially designed for personal computers. The desk sells for $200. Data for last year's operations follow: Units in beginning inventory Units produced 0 10,000 Units sold 9,000 Units in ending inventory 1,000 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials Direct labour Variable manufacturing overhead Variable selling and administrative Total variable cost per unit $ 40 35 10 25 $ 110 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 3,00,000 Fixed selling and administrative 4,50,000 $ 7,50,000 Total fixed costs Required: Assume that the company uses variable costing. 1. Compute the unit product cost for one computer desk. 2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the year. 3. What is the company's break-even point in terms of units sold?

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter3: Cost Behavior

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