Question

Glocker Company makes three products in a single facility. These products have the following unit product costs: Products A B C Direct materials $10.90 $15.80 $8.00 Direct labour $12.50 $12.60 $9.90 Variable manufacturing overhead $2.40 $1.20 $1.40 Fixed manufacturing overhead $11.60 $7.20 $7.80 Unit product cost $37.40 $36.80 $27.10 Direct materials and direct labour are variable costs Additional data concerning these products are listed below. Products A B C Mixing minutes per unit 2.00 1.00 0.50 Selling price per unit $55.80 $54.60 $43.10 Variable selling cost per unit $2.10 $1.40 $1.90 Monthly demand in units 2,000 1,000 3,000 Available minutes 4000 Required: a (3 marks) How many minutes of mixing machine time would be required to satisfy demand for all three products? b (6 marks) How much of each product should be produced, rounded to the nearest whole unit, to maximize operating income? c (4 marks) Explain how much should the company be willing to pay, rounded to the nearest whole cent, for one additional minute of mixing machine time if the company has made the best use of the existing mixing machine capacity?

Answer 1