Colby Company makes cases for cell phones of all sizes and types for sale through specialty retailers. The company makes a standard model for the most recent iPhone as well as a deluxe model. Management has designed an ABC system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates for these models:   Activity Cost Pool Activity Rates Supporting manufacturing $ 2 per direct labour-hour Order processing $ 12 per order Customer service $ 53 per customer     Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Cell City, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:     Standard Model Deluxe Model Number of cases   120     20   Number of orders   5     2   Direct labour-hours per case   0.25     0.40   Selling price per case $ 32   $ 52   Direct materials cost per case $ 9   $ 12       The company’s direct labour rate is $12 per hour.   Required: Using the company’s ABC system, compute the customer margin of Cell City.

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Colby Company makes cases for cell phones of all sizes and types for sale through specialty retailers. The company makes a standard model for the most recent iPhone as well as a deluxe model. Management has designed an ABC system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates for these models:

 

Activity Cost Pool Activity Rates
Supporting manufacturing $ 2 per direct labour-hour
Order processing $ 12 per order
Customer service $ 53 per customer
 

 

Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Cell City, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:

 

  Standard Model Deluxe Model
Number of cases   120     20  
Number of orders   5     2  
Direct labour-hours per case   0.25     0.40  
Selling price per case $ 32   $ 52  
Direct materials cost per case $ 9   $ 12  
 

 

The company’s direct labour rate is $12 per hour.

 

Required:

Using the company’s ABC system, compute the customer margin of Cell City.

 

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