Yehle Inc Regularly Uses Material Y51B and Currently Has in Stock

question 21

Multiple Choice

Yehle Inc. regularly uses material Y51B and currently has in stock 460 liters of the material for which it paid $2,530 several weeks ago. If this were to be sold as is on the open market as surplus material, it would fetch $4.55 per liter. New stocks of the material can be purchased on the open market for $5.45 per liter, but it must be purchased in lots of 1,000 liters. You have been asked to determine the relevant cost of 720 liters of the material to be used in a job for a customer. The relevant cost of the 720 liters of material Y51B is:

• A)$3,924
• B)$5,450
• C)$3,510
• D)$3,276

---

Definitions:

Factory Overhead Cost

This rephrases "Factory Overhead" as the total expenses related to the operation of a factory that is not directly tied to a specific product or service.

Factory Burden

Another term for manufacturing overhead or factory overhead.

Managerial Accounting

The process of identifying, measuring, analyzing, and communicating financial information to managers for the pursuit of an organization's goals.

Product Costs

Expenses directly tied to the creation of products, including direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead.