Campus Dining Services at UB is planning on adding a line of UB branded chocolat
ID: 1126410 • Letter: C
Question
Campus Dining Services at UB is planning on adding a line of UB branded chocolates that it will sell in each of its campus locations. The first product in this line is a mint chocolate candy bar. The equipment necessary to manufacture this new candy bar will cost $300,000 per year. Each candy bar will require $0.19 in chocolate, $0.04 in sugar, and $0.03 of mint flavoring. The new line requires one operator (labor rate $10.75 per hour) and can manufacture 85 candy bars per hour. What are the total variable costs associated with the production of mint chocolate candy bars? (Enter your answer in terms of cost per uniExplanation / Answer
TVC = 0.19 + 0.04 + 0.03 + (10.75 / 85)
= $0.39
Thus, the variable cost per unit of candy bar is $0.39.