Problem 1. Coconut Company is currently manufacturing Part Z43, producing 15,000 units annually. The part is used in the production of several products made by Coconut. The cost per unit for Z43 is as follows: Direct materials 20.00 Direct labor 10.00 Variable overhead 5.00 Fixed overhead 3.00 Total 38.00 Of the total fixed overhead assigned to Z43, P9,000 is direct fixed overhead (the annual lease cost of machinery used to manufacture Part 43), and the remainder is common fixed overhead. An outside supplier has offered to sell the part to Coconut for P37. There is no alternative use for the facilities currently used to produce the part. No significant nonunit-based overhead costs incurred. Required: 1. Should Coconut Company make or buy Part Z43? 2. What is the maximum amount per unit that Coconut would be willing to pay to an outside supplier?
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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