Question

Under absorption costing , a company had the following per unit costs when 10,000 units were produced Direct labor Direct materials Variable overhead Total variable cost Fixed overhead ( / Total product cost per unit $ 2.80 3.80 4.80 11.40 6.00 $ 17.40 Required : 1. Compute the company's total product cost per unit under absorption costing if 12,500 units had been produced 2. Fill in the blank with increase or decrease

Answer 1

Answer:

Total unitary cost= $16.2

Explanation:

First, we need to compute the total fixed overhead:

Total fixed overhead= 10,000*6= 60,000

Now, the unitary absorption cost for 12,500 units:

Direct labor= 2.8

Direct materials= 3.8

Variable overhead= 4.8

Total variable cost= $11.4

Fixed overhead= (60,000/12,500)= 4.8

Total unitary cost= $16.2

The unitary cost is lower.