Rambo-Conduit Corporation manufactures plastic conduit that is used in the cable industry. A conduit is a tube that encircles and protects the underground cable. In the process of making the plastic conduit, called extrusion, the melted plastic (resin) is pressed through a die to form a tube. Scrap is produced in this process. Information from the cost of production reports for three months is as follows, assuming that inventory remains constant:
May June July
Resin pounds input into the process 470,000 700,000 650,000
Price per pound X$1.50 X$1.50 X$1.50
Plastic material costs $493,000 $640,000 $677,000
Conversion costs $80,000 $120,000 $115,000
Conduit output from the process (feet) 800,000 1,200,000 1,130,000
Assuming that there is one-half pound of resin per foot of the finished product, determine the resin materials cost per foot of finished product for June.
a. $0.53
b. $0.60
c. $0.54
d. None of these choices are correct.