Kagle design engineers are in the process of developing a new “green” product, one that will significantly reduce impact on the environment and yet still provide the desired customer functionality. Currently, two designs are being considered. The manager of Kagle has told the engineers that the cost for the new product cannot exceed $550 per unit (target cost). In the past, the Cost Accounting Department has given estimated costs using a unit-based system. At the request of the Engineering Department, Cost Accounting is providing both unit- and activity-based accounting information (made possible by a recent pilot study producing the activity-based data). Unit-based system:Variable conversion activity rate: $100 per direct labor hourMaterial usage rate: $20 per partABC system:Labor usage: $15 per direct labor hourMaterial usage (direct materials): $20 per partMachining: $75 per machine hourPurchasing activity: $150 per purchase orderSetup activity: $3,000 per setup hourWarranty activity: $500 per returned unit (usually requires extensive rework)Customer repair cost: $25 per repair hour (average) Activity and Resource Information (annual estimates) Design A Design B Units produced 25,000 25,000 Direct material usage 300,000 parts 275,000 parts Labor usage 50,000 hours 120,000 hours Machine hours 50,000 60,000 Purchase orders 2,000 1,500 Setup hours 600 200 Returned units 1,000 250 Repair time (customer) 2,000 500 What if the post-purchase cost was an environmental contaminant and amounted to $10 per unit for Design A and $40 per unit for Design B? Compute the Post-purchase cost for each design. Post-Purchase Cost Design A $fill in the blank 4 Design B $fill in the blank 5
Kagle design engineers are in the process of developing a new “green” product, one that will significantly reduce impact on the environment and yet still provide the desired customer functionality. Currently, two designs are being considered. The manager of Kagle has told the engineers that the cost for the new product cannot exceed $550 per unit (target cost). In the past, the Cost Accounting Department has given estimated costs using a unit-based system. At the request of the Engineering Department, Cost Accounting is providing both unit- and activity-based accounting information (made possible by a recent pilot study producing the activity-based data).
Unit-based system:
Variable conversion activity rate: $100 per direct labor hour
Material usage rate: $20 per part
ABC system:
Labor usage: $15 per direct labor hour
Material usage (direct materials): $20 per part
Machining: $75 per machine hour
Purchasing activity: $150 per purchase order
Setup activity: $3,000 per setup hour
Warranty activity: $500 per returned unit (usually requires extensive rework)
Customer repair cost: $25 per repair hour (average)
| Activity and Resource Information (annual estimates) | ||||
| Design A | Design B | |||
| Units produced | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||
| Direct material usage | 300,000 | parts | 275,000 | parts |
| Labor usage | 50,000 | hours | 120,000 | hours |
| Machine hours | 50,000 | 60,000 | ||
| Purchase orders | 2,000 | 1,500 | ||
| Setup hours | 600 | 200 | ||
| Returned units | 1,000 | 250 | ||
| Repair time (customer) | 2,000 | 500 |
What if the post-purchase cost was an environmental contaminant and amounted to $10 per unit for Design A and $40 per unit for Design B? Compute the Post-purchase cost for each design.
| Post-Purchase Cost | |
| Design A | $fill in the blank 4 |
| Design B | $fill in the blank 5 |
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