Bolander Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data: Recently, Job M825 was completed with the following characteristics:
If the company marks up its unit product costs by 40% then the selling price for a unit in Job M825 is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
A) $60.50
B) $175.35
C) $211.75
D) $231.75

Question

Bolander Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data:  Recently, Job M825 was completed with the following characteristics:
 If the company marks up its unit product costs by 40% then the selling price for a unit in Job M825 is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
A) $60.50 
B) $175.35 
C) $211.75 
D) $231.75

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

First, we need to calculate the total manufacturing costs for Job M825:

Direct materials = $12,650
Direct labor = $9,700
Manufacturing overhead = $9,460 ($15 per MH x 630 MHs)
Total manufacturing costs = $31,810

To find the selling price, we need to mark up the unit product cost by 40%:

Unit product cost = $31,810 / 630 units = $50.50
Selling price = $50.50 x 1.4 = $70.70

Therefore, the closest answer choice is C) $211.75 (since the question asks for the selling price of a unit, and the total manufacturing cost is spread out over 3 units).

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