ACCT30210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Finished Good, Fixed Cost
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AirComp Corporation produces component parts for the aircraftindustry. In prior years, they maintained a job-costing systemconsisting of direct materials and direct labor cost andmanufacturing overhead. Manufacturing overhead was allocated toproduction jobs using a single-indirect cost allocation rate, whichwas $115 per direct labor hour.
For 20x1, the Company decided to change the method of allocatingmanufacturing overhead to production jobs from the single-indirectcost allocation approach to the activity-based costing (âABCâ)indirect cost allocation approach. For purposes of developing theABC allocation rates, AirCompâs cost accounting team prepared thefollowing analysis:
Activity | Cost Driver | Allocation Rate |
Material handling | Parts handled | $0.40 |
Lathe work | No. of lathe turns | $0.20 |
Milling | Machine hours | $20.00 |
Grinding | No. of parts ground | $0.80 |
Testing | No. of units tested | $15.00 |
For 20x1, AirCompâs cost accountant team prepared the followinganalysis of the direct costs and indirect cost activities for Job100 and Job 200, the only production jobs in process for theperiod:
Job 100 | Job 200 | |
Direct materials cost | $9,700 | $59,900 |
Direct labor cost | $750 | $11,250 |
No. of direct manufacturing labor hours | 25 | 375 |
No. of parts ground | 500 | 2,000 |
No. of lathe turns | 20,000 | 60,000 |
Machine hours | 150 | 1,050 |
No. of units produced during period (all are tested) | 10 | 200 |
Required
1.For each job, determine total per unit cost using direct laborhours to allocate manufacturing overhead to each job.
2.For each job, determine total per unit cost using anactivity-based costing approach to allocate manufacturing overheadcost to job.
3.Compare the per unit cost figures for each job computed instep a. and step b., above. Why do the new ABC approach differ fromthe single-indirect cost allocation systems differ in the amount ofthe per unit indirect cost allocated to each job (i.e. what was theimplications of the cost allocation method change on the amount ofper unit cost allocated to each job and what factors caused theobserved changes).
4.How might AirComp Corporation use the information from ABCallocation approach to better manage its business, i.e. what arethe advantages of using an activity-based costing approach?
1.If there is a change in the level of the number of unitsproduced:
a.fixed costs per unit will be the same and variable costs per unitwill change.
b.fixed and variable costs per unit will change.
c.fixed and variable costs per unit will remain the same.
d.fixed costs per unit will change and variable costs per unit willbe the same.
2.Which of the following will decrease a companyâs breakevenpoint?
A) Decreasing the contribution margin per unit.
B) Increasing the variable cost per unit.
C) Increasing the total fixed costs.
D) Increasing the selling price per unit.
3.In generating cost information fordetermining whether or not to delete a product line, the mostimportant distinction to identify is: | ||
A) | direct versus indirect costs | |
B) | fixed versus variable costs | |
C) | manufacturing versus non-manufacturing costs | |
D) | avoidable versus unavoidable costs |
4.Which of the following is the proper sequence in anactivity-based costing system?
A) Identification of cost drivers, identification ofcost pools, calculation of cost application rates, assignment ofcost to products.
B) Identification of cost pools, identification of costdrivers, calculation of cost application rates, assignment of costto products.
C) Assignment of cost to products, identification ofcost pools, identification of cost drivers, calculation of costapplication rates,.
D) Calculation of cost application rates,identification of cost drivers, identification of cost pools,assignment of cost to products.
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A) A traditional volume-based system based on directlabor generally undercosts high volume product lines.
B) In a traditional volume-based costing system basedon direct labor, low volume products generally subsidize highvolume products.
C) An activity-based costing system generallyundercosts low-volume, complex product lines.
D) A traditional volume-based costing system based ondirect labor generally undercosts low-volume, complex productlines.
6.Hamilton Company applies overhead based on direct labor hours.At the beginning of 2005, the company estimated that manufacturingoverhead would be $700,000, and direct labor hours would be 10,000.Actual overhead by the conclusion of 2005 amounted to $800,000 andactual direct labor hours were 14,000. On the basis of thisinformation, Horton's 2005 predetermined overhead rate is:
A) $50.00
B) $70.00
C) $80.00
D) $57.14
27.
Fogle Florist specializes in large floral bouquets for hotelsand other commercial spaces. The company has provided the followingdata concerning its annual overhead costs and its activity basedcosting system: |
Overhead costs: | |
Wages andsalaries | $122,000 |
Other expenses | 93,000 |
Total | $215,000 |
Distribution of resource consumption: | ||||
Activity Cost Pools | ||||
Making Bouquets | Delivery | Other | Total | |
Wages andsalaries | 50% | 35% | 15% | 100% |
Other expenses | 30% | 50% | 20% | 100% |
The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idlecapacity and organization-sustaining costs. |
The amount of activity for theyear is as follows: |
Activity CostPool | Activity |
Making bouquets | 63,500bouquets |
Delivery | 16,300deliveries |
What would be the total overhead cost per delivery according tothe activity based costing system? In other words, what would bethe overall activity rate for the deliveries activity cost pool?(Round to the nearest whole cent.) |
a. $5.04 per delivery
b. $5.47 per delivery
c. $6.33 per delivery
d. $3.76 per delivery
45.
Ollivier Corporation has an activity-based costing system withthree activity cost pools-Processing, Supervising, and Other. Inthe first stage allocations, costs in the two overhead accounts,equipment expense and indirect labor, are allocated to the threeactivity cost pools based on resource consumption. Data used in thefirst stage allocations follow: |
Overhead costs: | |
Equipmentexpense | $73,000 |
Indirect labor | $6,900 |
Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activity Cost Pools: | |||
Activity Cost Pools | |||
Processing | Supervising | Other | |
Equipmentexpense | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
Indirect labor | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.10 |
Processing costs are assigned to products using machine-hours(MHs) and Supervising costs are assigned to products using thenumber of batches. The costs in the Other activity cost pool arenot assigned to products. Activity data for the company's twoproducts follow: |
Activity: | ||
MHs(Processing) | Batches(Supervising) | |
Product C4 | 10,900 | 920 |
Product L7 | 1,780 | 1,430 |
Total | 12,680 | 2,350 |
What is the overhead cost assigned to Product L7 underactivity-based costing? (Round your intermediatecalculations to 2 decimal places and your final answer to nearestwhole dollar.) |
a. $24,348
b. $4,486
c. $34,326
d. $19,863
46.
HarrisCorporation produces a single product. Last year, Harrismanufactured 26,030 units and sold 20,700 units. Production costsfor the year were as follows: |
Fixed manufacturingoverhead | $494,570 |
Variablemanufacturing overhead | $210,843 |
Direct labor | $143,165 |
Directmaterials | $192,622 |
Sales were $983,250, for the year, variable selling andadministrative expenses were $120,060, and fixed selling andadministrative expenses were $161,386. There was no beginninginventory. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. |
The contribution margin per unit would be: (Do not roundintermediate calculations.) |
a. $21.80 per unit
b. $26.50 per unit
c. $16.20 per unit
d. $20.70 per unit
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