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Performance Management Complete Exercise 8-27 and Absorption and Variable Costing; Use of Internet www.coca-cola.com Coca-Cola is a multinational American corporation that manufactures for retailer for a nonalcoholic beverage that is made with concentrates and syrup. It was founded in 1892by a pharmacist name John Stith Pemberton In Atlanta GA, according to the Market.us it states that Coca-Cola is the largest beverage manufacturer and distributor in the world and one of the largest corporations in the United States. Headquarters are in  Atlanta ,  Georgia . (Market.us,2019)” The fact that Coca-Cola company is considered one of the largest corporations of soft drinks globally it uses absorption costing to help the companies production process which helps with allocating it to individual products. According to costs associated with manufacturing a particular product. The direct and indirect costs, such as direct materials, direct labor, rent, and insurance, are accounted for using this method. Absorption costing is required by   generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)   for external reporting. (Tuovila,2019” The fact that C oca Cola does also have partnerships with a Varity of different brands under its name which it produces. The absorption costing would help with the variable and fixed costs to help with estimating the arrival of a product costs which would be used for the pricing. On the other hand, the company also uses variable costing it is used with manufacturing companies because it helps them assign the variable costs to the inventory. According to variable costing makes it easier for a company to compare the potential profitability of manufacturing one product over another. (Maverick,2019)” the fact that the coca cola brand 1
Performance Management overseas different soft drink brands utilizing variable costing is beneficial because it can assign the cost to the correct inventory. Problem 17-26 1. Use the direct method to allocate service department costs. Calculate the overhead rates per direct-labor hour for the Etching Department and the Finishing Department. Provider of service Cost to Allocated proportion amount proportion amount Maintenance $48,000 1/9 $5,333 8/9 $42,667 Computing 250,000 7/8 218,750 1/8 31,250 total of service dept cost allocation 224,083 73,917 Overhead cost traceable production dep 200,000 320,000 Overhead cost 424,083 393,917 DLH 20*2000 40,000 80*2000 160,000 Overhead rate per hour (total overhead\DLH $10.602. $2.462 Service of department cost allocated to $244,084 etching 73,917 Cost allocated (48,000 + 250,000) 298,000 2. Use the step-down method to allocate service department costs. Allocate the Computing Department’s costs first. Calculate the overhead rates per direct-labor hour for the Etching Department and the Finishing Department. Service Departments Production Department 2
Performance Management Computing maintenance Etching Finishing Costs prior allocation $250,000 $48,000 Allocation computing dept costs 250,000 50,000 2/10 $175,000 7/10. 25,000 1/10 Allocation maintenance dept 98,000 10,889 1/9 87,111 8/9 Total services dept allocated $185,889 112,111 Overhead cost tracible to 200,000 320,000 Production 385,889 432,111 DLH 20*2000 $40,000 80*2000 160,000 Overhead rate $9.647 $2.70 Allocation to etching $185,889 Allocated to fishing 112,111 Total cost to be allocated ` 298,000 Reference: Coca-Cola Company Statistics and Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://market.us/statistics/food- and-beverage-companies/coca-cola-company/ Maverick, J. B. (2020, January 29). Absorption Costing vs. Variable Costing: What's the Difference? Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/052515/what-are- differences-between-absorption-costing-and-variable-costing.asp 3
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Performance Management Tuovila, A. (2020, January 29). Absorption Costing Definition. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/absorptioncosting.asp 4