Arches Manufacturing Company provides the following information: What is the total unit cost of one unit of finished product?
A) $87
B) $90
C) $95
D) $105

Question

Arches Manufacturing Company provides the following information:  What is the total unit cost of one unit of finished product?
A) $87 
B) $90 
C) $95 
D) $105

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The given information is a product code or number and doesn't provide any direct information about the unit cost. Therefore, we need to use additional information. However, we don't have any other direct information about the unit cost.

But we can use the following formula to calculate the unit cost of a finished product:

Unit Cost = (Total Manufacturing Cost + Direct Materials Cost) / Number of Units Produced

We don't have the Total Manufacturing Cost, Direct Materials Cost or the Number of Units Produced for a finished product, but we can use the given information and some assumptions to make an estimate.

Let's assume that the company uses a markup of 20% on the Total Manufacturing Cost to arrive at the selling price of a finished product. This means that the selling price of a finished product is $90 ($75 x 1.2).

We can also assume that the company adds a markup of 50% on the Direct Materials Cost to arrive at the Total Manufacturing Cost.

Let's use these assumptions and work backwards to estimate the unit cost:

Selling Price = Unit Cost x (1 + Markup)

$90 = Unit Cost x (1 + 0.2)

Unit Cost = $75

Total Manufacturing Cost = Direct Materials Cost x (1 + Markup)

Total Manufacturing Cost = $50 x (1 + 0.5)

Total Manufacturing Cost = $75

Unit Cost = (Total Manufacturing Cost + Direct Materials Cost) / Number of Units Produced

$75 = ($75 + $50) / Number of Units Produced

Number of Units Produced = 2

Unit Cost = ($75 + $50) / 2

Unit Cost = $62.50

However, this is just an estimate based on some assumptions. The actual unit cost may be different depending on the specific details of the manufacturing process and other factors.

Among the given answer choices, the closest estimate to our calculation is $90, which is option B.

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