The expected manufacturing cost of the 50th unit, given a direct labor cost of $20 per hour and material costs of $160 per unit, can be estimated as:

To determine the expected manufacturing cost of the 50th unit, you need to consider both the direct labor costs and the material costs associated with producing that unit.

The direct labor cost is provided as $20 per hour, but the question does not specify the number of hours required to produce each unit. However, for the sake of estimating costs, we typically assume a certain amount of direct labor per unit.

The material costs are clearly stated as $160 per unit. This is a fixed cost per unit that contributes directly to the total cost of manufacturing.

To estimate the total manufacturing cost for the 50th unit, you would sum the direct labor costs and the material costs. If we assume that manufacturing the unit requires 20 hours of direct labor, the calculation for labor costs would be as follows:

• Labor cost = $20/hour × (number of hours to make the unit)

Assuming it takes 20 hours,

• Labor cost = $20 × 20 = $400.

Now, adding the material costs of $160:

• Total cost for the 50th unit = Labor cost + Material costs = $400 (labor) + $160 (materials) = $560.

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