Solid Enterprises produces 2 models of computer tables: Executive and Office. Both models undergo identical assembly operations, the difference is in the quality of the materials used. The following data are available for July:             Executive  Office  Total  Number assembled  1,200  1,800  3,000  Materials per table  $1,000  $550    Direct Labor      $1,500,000  Factory Utilities            450,000  Other overhead        1,350,000  Total      $3,300,000            Solid uses the operations costing and assigns conversion costs based on the number of units produced. Regular selling price of each is $3,000 for the Executive table and  $2,200  for the Office table. A gross profit rate of 30 % is considered adequate by the company financial officer.          Required: a) Compute for the cost of each unit of model and the total cost of goods                                                                manufactured.    b) Is the REQUIRED GPR rate achievable for each model?

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 Solid Enterprises produces 2 models of computer tables: Executive and Office. Both models undergo identical assembly operations, the difference is in the quality of the materials used. The following data are available for July: 

   

      

Executive 

Office 

Total 

Number assembled 

1,200 

1,800 

3,000 

Materials per table 

$1,000 

$550 

 

Direct Labor 

 

 

$1,500,000 

Factory Utilities 

 

 

      450,000 

Other overhead 

 

 

  1,350,000 

Total 

 

 

$3,300,000 

 

        Solid uses the operations costing and assigns conversion costs based on the number of units produced. Regular selling price of each is $3,000 for the Executive table and  $2,200  for the Office table. A gross profit rate of 30 % is considered adequate by the company financial officer.  

       Required: a) Compute for the cost of each unit of model and the total cost of goods                                

                               manufactured.   

  1. b) Is the REQUIRED GPR rate achievable for each model?  
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