Question

Farris Corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: Selling price $ 78 Units in beginning inventory 0 Units produced 8,800 Units sold 8,700 Units in ending inventory 100 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 18 Direct labor $ 10 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 4 Variable selling and administrative expense $ 5 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $255,200 Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 87,000 What is the unit product cost for the month under absorption costing

Answer 1

Answer:

$61

Explanation:

The computation of unit product cost for the month under absorption costing is shown below:-

Unit product cost = Direct material + Direct labor + Variable Manufacturing overhead + Fixed manufacturing cost

= $18 + $10 + $4 + ($255,200 ÷ 8,800)

= $61

Therefore for computing the unit product cost for the month under absorption costing we simply applied the above formula.