Question

Lopez Company uses both standards and budgets. For the year, estimated production of Product X is 597,000 units. Total estimated cost for materials and labor are $1,194,000 and $1,671,600. Compute the estimates for (a) a standard cost and (b) a budgeted cost. (Round standard costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25.)

Answer 1

Answer: (a) Materials = $2 and Labor = $2.8

(b) Materials = $11,94,000 and Labor = $16,71,600

Explanation:

(a) Standard cost :

Standard cost is evaluated as a per unit amount.

For Materials,

=  $\frac{1194000}{597000}$

= $2

For Labor,

=  $\frac{1671600}{597000}$

= $2.8

(a) Budgeted cost :

Budget cost are evaluated as the total amount.

Therefore, for this year the budgeted cost are Materials = $11,94,000 and Labor = $16,71,600