In order to sell a product at a profit, the product must be priced higher than the total cost to build the unit, + period expenses and overhead. at the end of last year, digby had their product daze aimed at the americas budget segment. use the globe's product analysis to find daze's production cost (labor + materials) in the americas region. exclude possible inventory carrying costs. assume period expenses and overhead total 50% of their production cost. what is the minimum price the product could have been sold for in the american region to cover the unit cost, period expenses, and overhead?

Speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company’s direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics’ hourly wages. speedy’s overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager’s salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 20,000 fixed overhead cost $ 350,000 variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 590 direct labor cost $ 109 direct labor-hours used 6