ALASKA MANUFACTURING ALASKA MANUFACTURING produces widgets, which they sell for $5 each

ALASKA MANUFACTURING

ALASKA MANUFACTURING produces widgets, which they sell for $5 each.  They are preparing their budget for production costs for February 2017.  Actual production costs in the previous month, January 2017, were as follows, when production was 20,000 widgets:

REQUIRED:

1. What was the prime cost for January, both total AND per-unit?

2. What was the conversion cost of January, both total AND per-unit?

3. ALASKA anticipates that production will rise to 25,000 widgets in February.  Using the above numbers as your guide, what would be the expected production cost for February?

4. Does your February budget suggest that additional workers will be needed?  Assuming the wage rate is $20 per hour, how many additional labor hours are indicated for February?

5. What was the actual production cost per unit for the January?  What is the expected production cost for February?  Explain WHY the total production cost per unit changed in the direction that it did. 4.

6. What is the “formula” that you could use to determine the total production cost for ALASKA for any particular month?

7. What formula could you use to determine the profit for any particular month?  What is the anticipated profit for February? (Assume that there are no other expenses other than those mentioned above.)

8. What is the “formula” that you could use to determine the total production cost for ALASKA for the year?

9. Which of the costs listed above would be relevant in making this decision?  Which would be irrelevant?  WHY?