S3. Account Bismarck Cameras, Inc. manufactures two models of cameras. Model ZM has a zoom lens; Model DS has a fixed lens. Bismarck uses an activity-based costing system. The following are the relevant cost data for the previous month: Direct Cost per Unit Model ZM Model DS Direct materials $ 45 $ 20 Direct labor 32 15 Category Estimated Cost Cost Driver Use of Cost Driver Unit level $ 27,000 Number of units ZM: 2,400 units; DS: 9,600 units Batch level 50,000 Number of setups ZM: 25 setups; DS: 25 setups Product level 90,000 Number of TV commercials ZM: 15; DS: 10 Facility level 300,000 Number of machine hours ZM: 500 hours; DS: 1,000 hours Total $ 467,000 Bismarck’s facility has the capacity to operate 4,500 machine hours per month. Required Compute the cost per unit for each product. The current market price for products comparable to Model ZM is $200 and for DS is $86. If Bismarck sold all of its products at the market prices, what was its profit or loss for the previous month? A market expert believes that Bismarck can sell as many cameras as it can produce by pricing Model ZM at $196 and Model DS at $84. Bismarck would like to use those estimates as its target prices and have a profit margin of 30 percent of target prices. What is the target cost for each product?
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Bismarck Cameras, Inc. manufactures two models of cameras. Model ZM has a zoom lens; Model DS has a fixed lens. Bismarck uses an activity-based costing system. The following are the relevant cost data for the previous month: Direct Cost per Unit Model ZM Model DS Direct materials $ 45 $ 20 Direct labor 32 15 Category Estimated Cost Cost Driver Use of Cost Driver Unit level $ 27,000 Number of units ZM: 2,400 units; DS: 9,600 units Batch level 50,000 Number of setups ZM: 25 setups; DS: 25 setups Product level 90,000 Number of TV commercials ZM: 15; DS: 10 Facility level 300,000 Number of machine hours ZM: 500 hours; DS: 1,000 hours Total $ 467,000 Bismarck’s facility has the capacity to operate 4,500 machine hours per month. Required Compute the cost per unit for each product. The current market price for products comparable to Model ZM is $200 and for DS is $86. If Bismarck sold all of its products at the market prices, what was its profit or loss for the previous month? A market expert believes that Bismarck can sell as many cameras as it can produce by pricing Model ZM at $196 and Model DS at $84. Bismarck would like to use those estimates as its target prices and have a profit margin of 30 percent of target prices. What is the target cost for each product?
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