Question

Commerce Corporation has a high probability of operating at 40,000 activity hours during the upcoming period, and lower probabilities of operating at 30,000 hours and 50,000 hours. The company's flexible budget revealed the following: 30,000 Hours 40,000 Hours 50,000 Hours Variable costs $ 135,000 $ 180,000 $ 225,000 Fixed costs 720,000 720,000 720,000 If Commerce operated at 35,000 hours, its total budgeted cost would be: Multiple Choice $810,000. $997,500. $787,500. $945,000. $877,500.

Answer 1

Total cost= $877,500

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to calculate the unitary variable cost:

Unitary variable cost= 135,000 / 30,000= $4.5

Unitary variable cost= 180,000 / 40,000= $4.5

Unitary variable cost= 225,000 / 50,000= $4.5

Now, the total cost for 35,000 hours:

Total cost= Unitary variable cost*total number of hours + fixed costs

Total cost= 4.5*35,000 + 720,000

Total cost= $877,500