Urban Auto Glass specializes in the repair and replacement of windshields for passenger vehicles

Accounting Jan 29, 2021

Urban Auto Glass specializes in the repair and replacement of windshields for passenger vehicles. Variable and fixed costs related to installation activities for the most recent month (July) are listed below.

Item
Number of windshields installed		1,250

Variable expenses:
Direct materials	$	252,500
Direct labour (1 hour per installation)		36,250
Indirect materials		10,000

Fixed expenses:
Installation supervisor’s wages	$	5,000
Installation scheduler’s wages		3,750
Warehouse expenses		6,250

Required:

Calculate the per unit amounts for each of the variable expense and fixed expense items in July.

Item	Per Unit
Variable expenses:
Direct materials	$202
Direct labour (1 hour per installation)	$29
Indirect materials	$8
Fixed expenses:
Installation supervisor’s wages	$4
Installation scheduler’s wages	$3
Warehouse expenses	$5

Management expects that 1,450 windshields will be installed in August and that this level of activity is within the relevant range for all variable and fixed expenses.

*a&b-1.*	Calculate the total expense and per unit amounts for each of the variable and fixed cost items above. (Round "per unit" answers to two decimal places.)

Item	August (Total Cost)	August Per Unit
Variable expenses:
Direct materials
Direct labour (1 hour per installation)
Indirect materials
Fixed expenses:
Installation supervisor’s wages
Installation scheduler’s wages
Warehouse expenses