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Hi Tech Products manufactures three (3) types of CD players: Cheap, Econo and Deluxe. Hi Tech uses an activity-based product costing system. The company has identified five (5) activities. Each activity, its cost and related activity driver are identified below:
Activity Activity Cost Activity Driver
Material handling $225 000 Number of parts
Material insertion $2 475 000 Number of parts
Automated machinery $840 000 Machine hours
Finishing $170 000 Labour hours
Packaging $170 000 Orders shipped
Total manufacturing cost $3 880 000
The following information pertains to each product line of CD players:
Cheap Econo Deluxe
Units to be produced 10 000 5000 2000
Orders to be shipped 1000 500 200
Number of parts per unit 10 15 25
Machine hours per unit 1 3 5
Labour hours per unit 2 2 2
Question 1: Under an activity-based product costing system, what is the cost per unit of Cheap
Question 2: Assume for a firm that budgeted production for July and August is 180 000 and 200 000 units respectively. It takes half a kilogram of direct material to make one unit of finished product. Materials inventory is maintained at 10 per cent of the next month's budgeted production needs. If the 30 June inventory of materials was 5000 kg, how many kilograms of direct material should be purchased during July?