CHAPTER 19 Job Order Costing
CP 19–2
1. The unit costs are influenced by both the price and quantity of inputs. On the
price side, the cost of steel has dropped from $1,200 to $1,100 per ton. This is
apparently the result of the purchasing manager’s decision to reduce the cost
of raw materials by going to a new vendor. No other input prices change.
Some of the input quantities changed for the worse. Specifically:
Steel input…………………………………………………
2.10 tons12.60 tons2
2. A possible reason for this deterioration in performance is related to the
purchasing manager’s decision to change vendors in order to secure a lower
price per ton. The new vendor is apparently delivering a lower-quality steel
product to the company. As a result, the foundry operation is having to spend
Job 206 Job 228
Input Quantity per Unit