Basil's Framing manufactures picture frames in one workshop, which has a practical capacity of 40,000 frames. The variable cost of a frame is $24 per unit, and the fixed costs of the workshop are $392,000 annually. Current annual demand is 28,000 frames. Basil's Framing bought the current workshop because of forecasts that demand for the frames would grow. Required: a. What cost per frame should the cost system report to facilitate management decision making?

Basil's Framing manufactures picture frames in one workshop, which has a practical capacity of 40,000 frames. The variable cost of a frame is $24 per unit, and the fixed costs of the workshop are $392,000 annually. Current annual demand is 28,000 frames. Basil's Framing bought the current workshop because of forecasts that demand for the frames would grow. Required: a. What cost per frame should the cost system report to facilitate management decision making?

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