Cost Accounting
Cost Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428834
Author: Horngren
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.36P

1.

To determine

To calculate: The gross margin percentage for each of P’s three market segment.

Given information:

2014,

Revenues from general supermarket segment are $3,708,000.

Gross margin from general supermarket segment is $108,000.

Revenues from drugstore chains segment are $3,150,000.

Gross margin from drugstore chains segment is $150,000.

Revenues from m-and p single stores segment are $1,980,000.

Gross margin from m-and p single stores segment is $180,000.

2.

To determine

To compute: The cost driver rate for each of the five activity areas

Given information:

2014,

Total cost of order processed activity is $80,000.

Total quantity of cost driver of order processed activity is 2,000 (working notes).

Total cost of line item ordered activity is $63,840.

Total quantity of cost driver of line item ordered activity is 21,280 (working notes).

Total cost of store deliveries made activity is $71,000.

Total quantity of cost driver of store deliveries made activity is 1,480 (working notes).

Total cost of cartons shipped to stores activity is $76,000.

Total quantity of cost driver of cartons shipped to stores activity is 76,000 (working notes).

Total cost of shelf stocking activity is $10,240.

Total quantity of cost driver of shelf stocking activity is 640 (working notes).

3.

To determine

To calculate: Allocation of $301,080 of other operating cost to the three segment under the activity based costing system and to compute the operating income of each market segment.

Given information:

Cost driver rate for order processed activity is $40

Number of order processed for General supermarket chains segment is 140.

Number of order processed for Drugstore chains segment t is 360.

Number of order processed for Mom-and-Pop single store segment t is 1,500.

Cost driver rate for line item ordering activity is $3.

Number of line items ordered for General supermarket chains segment is 1,960.

Number of line items ordered for Drugstore chains segment is 4,320.

Number of line items ordered for Mom-and-Pop single store segment is 15,000.

Cost driver rate for store deliver activity is $47.97.

Number of store deliveries made for General supermarket chains segment is 120.

Number of store deliveries made for Drugstore chains segment is 360.

Number of store deliveries made for Mom-and-Pop single store segment is 1,000

4.

To determine

To comment: The new insights are available with activity based costing system.

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