Samantha's Office Supplies Manufactures Desk Organizers in Its Processing Department

question 21

Multiple Choice

Samantha's Office Supplies manufactures desk organizers in its Processing Department. Direct materials are included at the inception of the production cycle and must be bundled in single kits for each unit. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the production cycle. Inspection takes place as units are placed into production. After inspection, some units are spoiled due to undetectable material defects. Spoiled units generally constitute 4% of the good units. Data provided for February 2017 are as follows:

What is the total costs of all the units that were initially in the beginning work-in-process inventory and were subsequently shipped? Take into account the costs related to the completion of the conversion of the units during the month. Use the FIFO method of process costing. (Round any cost per unit calculations to the nearest cent.)

• A) $35,363
• B) $360,400
• C) $395,763
• D) $195,016

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Definitions:

Production Process

The series of steps and activities involved in transforming raw materials into finished goods or services.

MRTS

The Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution; the rate at which a firm can substitute one input for another while keeping the level of output constant.

Marginal Productivity

Marginal productivity refers to the additional output produced as a result of adding one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Fixed-Proportion

A production scenario where the input proportions cannot be changed; each unit of output requires the same ratio of inputs.