a. Estimate the cost function using the Account Analysis method with Total Costs as the cost object and Number of Units as the cost driver. State the cost function properly. b. Estimate total costs for next year assuming Tootsie's plans to produce and sell 14,000 boxes of candies. Assume all costs are expected to remain stable.
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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Tootsie's Treats makes various types of gourmet candies and sells them by the box. The
owner wants to estimate the cost function. Here are the account balances for last year for
each expense account. Also included is how much of each account is considered variable
relative to number of units produced. Last year, Tootsie's produced 12,000 boxes of
candies and sold them at an average price of $28 per box.
a. Estimate the cost function using the Account Analysis method with Total Costs as the
cost object and Number of Units as the cost driver. State the cost function properly.
b. Estimate total costs for next year assuming Tootsie's plans to produce and sell 14,000
boxes of candies. Assume all costs are expected to remain stable.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F33ec63b3-d389-4ccd-948b-e56250e63ff8%2F3c67abd6-355a-47e4-a0cb-c0552644763c%2Fenbh3qo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Direct Materials
Direct Labor
Utilities
Classification
100% Variable
100% Variable
90% Variable
80% Variable
0% Variable
0% Variable
0% Variable
30% Variable
Administrative Costs 0% Variable
Advertising
Supervisors' Salaries
Machine Depreciation
Building Rent
Machine Maintenance
Amount
$80,000
$40,000
$ 10,000
$ 12,000
$ 30,000
$ 15,000
$ 12,000
$ 6,000
$ 35,000](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F33ec63b3-d389-4ccd-948b-e56250e63ff8%2F3c67abd6-355a-47e4-a0cb-c0552644763c%2Fntbih34_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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