Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.17E
Value-added, non-value-added costs. The Magill Repair Shop repairs and services machine tools. A summary of its costs (by activity) for 2017 is as follows:
a. Materials and labor for servicing machine tools | $1,100,000 |
b. Rework costs | 90,000 |
c. Expediting costs caused by work delays | 65,000 |
d. Materials-handling costs | 80,000 |
e. Materials-procurement and inspection costs | 45,000 |
f. Preventive maintenance of equipment | 55,000 |
g. Breakdown maintenance of equipment | 75,000 |
- 1. Classify each cost as value-added, non-value-added, or in the gray area between. Required
- 2. For any cost classified in the gray area, assume 60% is value-added and 40% is non-value-added. How much of the total of all seven costs is value-added and how much is non-value-added?
- 3. Magill is considering the following changes: (a) introducing quality-improvement programs whose net effect will be to reduce rework and expediting costs by 40% and materials and labor costs for servicing machine tools by 5%; (b) working with suppliers to reduce materials-procurement and inspection costs by 20% and materials-handling costs by 30%; and (c) increasing preventive-maintenance costs by 70% to reduce breakdown-maintenance costs by 50%. Calculate the effect of programs (a), (b), and (c) on value-added costs, non-value-added costs, and total costs. Comment briefly.
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Value-added, non-value-added costs. The Magill Repair Shop repairs and services machine tools. A summary of its costs (by activity) for 2017 is as follows:
a. Materials and labor for servicing machine tools
$1,100,000
b. Rework costs
90,000
c. Expediting costs caused by work delays
65,000
d. Materials-handling costs
80,000
e. Materials-procurement and inspection costs
45,000
f. Preventive maintenance of equipment
55,000
g. Breakdown maintenance of equipment
75,000
Required:
Classify each cost as value-added, non-value-added, or in the gray area between.
For any cost classified in the gray area, assume 60% is value-added and 40% is non-value-added. How much of the total of all seven costs is value-added and how much is non-value-added?
Magill is considering the following changes: (a) introducing quality-improvement programs whose net effect will be to reduce rework and expediting costs by 40% and materials and labor costs for…
4. Hicks Contracting collects and analyzes cost data in order to track the cost of installing decks on new home construction jobs. The following are some of the costs that they incur. Classify these costs as fixed or variable costs and as product or period costs.
Costs
Variable / Fixed
Product / Period
Lumber used to construct decks ($12.00 per square foot)
Carpenter labor used to construct decks ($10 per hour)
Construction supervisor salary ($45,000 per year)
Depreciation on tools and equipment ($6,000 per year)
Selling and administrative expenses ($35,000 per year)
Rent on corporate office space ($34,000 per year)
Nails, glue, and other materials required to construct deck (varies per job)
Required: 1. Classify each cost and its amount as (a) either variable or fixed and (b) either product or period. (The first cost is completed as an example.)
Chapter 13 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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