COST ACCOUNTING
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Author: Horngren
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.22E
Plant-wide, department, and activity-cost rates. Acclaim Inc. makes two styles of trophies, basic and deluxe, and operates at capacity. Acclaim does large custom orders. Acclaim budgets to produce 10,000 basic trophies and 5,000 deluxe trophies. Manufacturing takes place in two production departments: forming and assembly. In the forming department, indirect
The controller has asked you to compare plant-wide, department, and activity-based cost allocation.
- 1. Calculate the budgeted unit cost of basic and deluxe trophies based on a single plant-wide overhead rate, if total overhead is allocated based on total direct costs. (Don’t forget to include direct material and direct manufacturing labor cost in your unit cost calculation.)
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- 2. Calculate the budgeted unit cost of basic and deluxe trophies based on departmental overhead rates, where forming department overhead costs are allocated based on direct manufacturing labor costs of the forming department and assembly department overhead costs are allocated based on total direct manufacturing labor costs of the assembly department.
- 3. Calculate the budgeted unit cost of basic and deluxe trophies if Acclaim allocates overhead costs in each department using activity-based costing, where setup costs are allocated based on number of batches and general overhead costs for each department are allocated based on direct manufacturing labor costs of each department.
- 4. Explain briefly why plant-wide, department, and activity-based costing systems show different costs for the basic and deluxe trophies. Which system would you recommend and why?
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Acclaim Inc. makes two styles of trophies, basic and deluxe, and operates at capacity. Acclaim does large custom orders. Acclaim budgets to produce 10,000 basic trophies and 5,000 deluxe trophies. Manufacturing takes place in two production departments: forming and assembly. In the forming department, indirect manufacturing costs are accumulated in two cost pools, setup and general overhead. In the assembly department, all indirect manufacturing costs are accumulated in one general overhead cost pool. The basic trophies are formed in batches of 200 but because of the more intricate detail of the deluxe trophies, they are formed in batches of 50.
The controller has asked you to compare plant-wide, department, and activity-based cost allocation.
#1 Calculate the budgeted unit cost of basic and deluxe trophies based on a single plant-wide overhead rate, if total overhead is allocated based on total direct costs. (Don’t forget to include…
Vplus Inc. makes two styles of statuettes, Classic and Gold, and operates at capacity. Vplus does large custom orders. Vplus budgets to produce 10,000 classic statuettes and 5,000 gold statuettes. Manufacturing takes place in two production departments: forming and assembly. In the forming department, indirect manufacturing costs are accumulated in two cost pools, setup and general overhead. In the assembly department, all indirect manufacturing costs are accumulated in one general overhead cost pool. The classic statuettes are formed in batches of 200 but because of the more intricate detail of the gold statuettes, they are formed in batches of 50.
The controller has asked you to compare plant-wide, department, and activity-based cost allocation.
Acclaim Budgeted Information for the Year Ended November 30,2017
Forming Department Classic Gold Total
Direct materials
$60,000
$35,000
$95,000
Direct manufacturing labor Overhead costs
30,000
20,000
50,000
Setup…
Gable Company uses three activity cost pools. Each pool has a cost driver. Information for Gable Company follows:
Activity Cost Pools
Total Cost of Pool
Cost Driver
Estimated Cost Driver
Machining
$
183,300
Number of machine hours
61,100
Designing costs
47,725
Number of design hours
5,750
Setup costs
71,150
Number of batches
500
Suppose that Gable Company manufactures three products, A, B, and C. Information about these products follows:
Product A
Product B
Product C
Number of machine hours
21,000
31,000
9,100
Number of design hours
2,300
1,350
2,100
Number of batches
60
180
260
How would you find the total overhead?
Chapter 5 Solutions
COST ACCOUNTING
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