The Cat's Meow Manufactures Gourmet Cat Food

Essay

The Cat's Meow manufactures gourmet cat food. During the month, it manufactured 5,000 cans of tuna, using 0.10 hour of direct labor per can at a rate of $8.00 per hour. The materials and labor standards for manufacturing the cans of tuna are as follows:
The company actually used 4,900 pounds of tuna at a price of $0.65 per pound. It also purchased 5,000 cans at a price of $0.45 per can.