
Cost Accounting (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428704
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.21E
1.
To determine
The amount and cost of unused administrative capacity at the beginning of 2013 based on the actual number of customers served.
Given information:
The actual capacity at the beginning is 4,700 customers.
The actual customers used to produce an output are 4,200 customers.
The price per unit of capacity is $380.
2.
To determine
The maximum amount of costs that the firm can save in 2013 by downsizing administrative capacity.
3.
To determine
The factors other than cost that the company should consider before downsizing the administrative capacity.
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Cost Accounting (15th Edition)
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