Cost of Goods Manufactured and New Sales Price determination

Cost of Goods Manufactured and Sold:

Guy M. Cooper, Inc. incurred direct labor costs of $205,000 and factory overhead costs of $173,000 during 19B. During the year direct materials purchased totaled $198,000. Inventories were counted and costed as follows:

                                                Dec. 31,              Dec. 31,

                                                  19B                      19A

Inventory of direct materials        $39,700           $32,850

Inventory of work in process         74,350            72,180

Inventory of finished work             22,400            24,320

Required: (1) The cost of goods manufactured for 19B.

(2) The cost of goods sold for 19B.


New Sales Price:

In June, 19—, the Rolon Corporation sold 50 air conditioners for $200 each. Costs included: materials costs of $50 per unit, direct labor costs of $30 per unit, and factory overhead at 100% of direct labor cost. Interest expense on an 8% bank loan was equivalent to $2 per unit. Federal income tax at a 30% rate was equivalent to $15 per unit.


Effective July 1, 19—, materials costs decreased 5% per unit and direct labor costs increased 20% per unit. Also effective July 1, 19—, the interest rate on the bank loan increased from 8% per annum to 9% per annum.

Assume in requirements (1) and (2) that the expected July sales volume is 50 units, the same as for June.

Required: (1) The sales price per unit that will produce the same ratio of gross profit, assuming no change in the rate of factory overhead in relation to direct labor costs.


(2) The sales price per unit that will produce the same ratio of gross profit, assuming that $10 of the June, 19 , factory overhead consists of fixed costs and that the variable factory overhead ratio to direct labor costs is unchanged from June, 19—

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