Polk Company

Polk Company builds custom fishing lures for sporting goods stores. In its first year of operations, 2012, the company incurred the following costs.

Variable Cost per Unit

Direct materials                                                                 $7.58

Direct labor                                                                         $2.47

Variable manufacturing overhead                            $5.81

Variable selling and administrative expenses      $3.94

Fixed Costs per Year

Fixed manufacturing overhead                                  $237,048

Fixed selling and administrative expenses            $242,501

Polk Company sells the fishing lures for $25.25. During 2012, the company sold 80,900 lures and produced 95,200 lures.

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(a)

Assuming the company uses variable costing, calculate Polk’s manufacturing cost per unit for 2012. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.10.50.)

(b)

Assuming the company uses absorption costing, calculate Polk’s manufacturing cost per unit for 2012. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.10.50.)