At the End of 2018, Diatomic Company Implemented a New

question 102

Multiple Choice

At the end of 2018, Diatomic Company implemented a new labor process and redesigned its product with the expectation that input usage efficiency would increase. Now, at the end of 2019, the president of the company wants an assessment of the changes on the company's productivity. The data needed for the assessment are as follows: $\begin{array}{lrr}&2019&2018\\\text { Output } & 45,000 & 54,000 \\\text { Output prices } & \$ 10 & \$ 10 \\\text { Materials (lbs.) } & 22,500 & 22,950 \\\text { Materials unit price } & \$ 3 & \$4 \\\text { Labor (hrs.) } & 18,000 & 16,875 \\\text { Labor rate per hour } & \$ 5 & \$ 5 \\\text { Power (kwh) } & 11,250 & 14,625 \\\text { Price per kwh } & \$ 2 & \$ 3\end{array}$
By how much did profit change as a result of profitability changes in materials?

• A)$16,200 increase
• B)$16,200 decrease
• C)$36,000 decrease
• D)$36,000 increase

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Definitions:

Work in Process

Inventory that includes partially completed goods that are in the process of being manufactured but are not yet finished products.

Finished Goods

Products that have completed the manufacturing process and are ready for sale.

Cost of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including material and labor expenses.

Machine-hours

A measure of the amount of time machines are operated, used in allocating overhead costs.