Question

Cost Behavior Cover-to-Cover Company is a manufacturer of shelving for books. The company has compiled the following cost data, and wants your help in determining the cost behavior. After reviewing the data, complete requirements (1) and (2) that follow. Total Total Total Machine Units Lumber Utilities Depreciation Produced Cost Cost Cost $18,100 14,000 shelves $154,000 28,000 shelves 308,000 $130,000 130,000 34,200 56,000 shelves 616,000 66,400 130,000 70,000 shelves 770,000 82,500 130,000 1. Determine whether the costs in the table are variable, fixed, mixed, or none of these. Lumber Variable Cost Utilities Mixed Cost Depreciation Fixed Cost 2. For each cost, determine the fixed portion of the cost, and the per-unit variable cost. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". Recall that, for N = Number of Units Produced, Total Costs = (Variable Cost Per Unit x N) + Fixed Cost. Complete the following table with your answers. Round variable portion of cost (per unit) answers to two decimal places. Fixed Portion Variable Portion of Cost (per Unit) Cost of Cost Lumber $ Utilities Depreciation

Answer 1

Calculate following

Cost	Fixed portion of cost	Variable portion of cost (per unit)
Lumber	0	154000/14000 = 11
Utilities	82500-70000*1.15 = 2000	1.15
Depreciation	130000	0

Variable cost per unit utilities = (82500-18100)/(70000-14000) = 1.15