St. Kilda Enterprises produces parts for the electronics industry. The production manager and cost analyst reviewed the accounts for the previous month and have provided an estimated breakdown of the fixed and variable portions of manufacturing overhead.
Fixed Variable Total
Indirect materials $ 2,000 $ 7,000 $ 9,000
Indirect labor 1,500 15,500 17,000
Supervision 8,000 2,500 10,500
Depreciation 35,000 3,000 38,000
Maintenance 15,000 20,000 35,000
Total $ 61,500 $ 48,000 $ 109,500
Direct materials for the month amounted to $92,500. Direct labor for the month was $187,500. During the month, 12,500 units were produced.
Required:
a. No changes are expected in these cost relations next month. The firm has budgeted production of 16,250 units. Provide an estimate for total production cost for next month.
b. Determine the cost per unit of production for the previous month and the next month.