Answer:
a) Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process for the month was $70,000
Explanation:
Data provided in the question
The total of the Manufacturing Overhead account = $58,000 i.e incurred
And, the total of credit to the account = $70,000 i.e applied amount
So according to the given data, the manufacturing overhead should be applied to the work in process with the total credit amount i.e $70,000
Hence, the first option is correct
Answer:
Conversion costs: d. $384,200
Explanation:
Conversion costs are the costs incurred on activities that convert raw material to finished goods. Conversion costs are calculated by using following formula:
Conversion costs = Direct labor + Factory overhead.
In the case: Direct labor are $196,300; Factory overhead are $187,900
Therefore:
Conversion costs = $196,300 + $187,900 = $384,200
Answer:
They should operate Mine 1 for 1 hour and Mine 2 for 3 hours to meet the contractual obligations and minimize cost.
Explanation:
The formulation of the linear programming is:
Objective function:

Restrictions:
- High-grade ore: 
- Medium-grade ore: 
- Low-grade ore: 
- No negative hours: 
We start graphing the restrictions in a M1-M2 plane.
In the figure attached, we have the feasible region, where all the restrictions are validated, and the four points of intersection of 2 restrictions.
In one of this four points lies the minimum cost.
Graphically, we can graph the cost function over this feasible region, with different cost levels. When the line cost intersects one of the four points with the lowest level of cost, this is the optimum combination.
(NOTE: it is best to start with a low guessing of the cost and going up until it reaches one point in the feasible region).
The solution is for the point (M1=1, M2=3), with a cost of C=$680.
The cost function graph is attached.
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