The Chromosome Manufacturing Company produces two products, X and Y. The company president, Gene Mutation, is concerned about the fierce competition in the market for product X. He notes that...


The Chromosome Manufacturing Company produces two products, X and Y. The company president, Gene Mutation, is concerned about the fierce competition in the market for product X. He notes that competitors are selling X for a price well below Chromosome's price of P12.70. At the same time, he notes that competitors are pricing product Y almost twice as high as Chromosome's price of P12.50.


Mr.Mutation has obtained the following data for a recent time period:














































Product X

Product Y
Number of units11,0003,000
Direct Materials cost per unitP3.23P3.09
Direct Labor cost per unitP2.22P2.10
Direct Labor hours10,0002,500
Machine hours2,1002,800
Inspection hours80100
Purchase orders1010

Mr. Mutation has learned that overhead costs are assigned to products on the basis of direct labor hours. The overhead costs for his time period consisted of the following items:

























Overhead Cost itemAmount
Inspection CostsP16,200
Purchasing Costs8,000
Machine Cost49,000
TotalP73,200


Required:


1. Using the direct labor hours to allocate overhead costs, determine the gross margin per unit or Product X and Y


2. Using ABC , determine the gross margin per unit for Product X and Y



Jun 10, 2022
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