Ballard Company incurred a total cost of $9,600 to produce 400 units of pulp. Each unit of pulp required five (5) direct labor hours to complete. What is the total fixed cost if the variable cost was $1.80 per direct labor hour

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The answer is $6000.

Given,

total cost = $9,600

produce = 400 units of pulp

Each unit of pulp = 5 direct labor hours

variable cost = $1.80 per direct labor hour

Total direct labor hours = Units of pulp produced ×no. of direct labor hours required for one unit of pulp

Now substituting the values in the above equation we get,

Total direct labor hours =  400 units × 5 direct labor hours

                                       = 2000 direct labor hours

Total variable cost = variable cost per direct labor hour × total direct labor hours

Now substituting the values in the above equation we get,

Total variable cost = $1.80 × 2000 direct labor hours

                               = $3600

Since, Total cost = Total fixed cost + total variable cost

Now substituting the values in the above equation we get,

$9600 = Total fixed cost + $3600

Total fixed cost = $9600 - $3600

                          = $6000

Hence, for the given case total fixed cost if the variable cost was $1.80 per direct labor hour is $6000.

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