Kitchen Supply, Inc. (KSI), manufactures three types of flatware: institutional, standard, and silver. It applies...
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Kitchen Supply, Inc. (KSI), manufactures three types of flatware: institutional, standard, and silver. It applies all indirect costs according to a predetermined rate based on direct labor-hours. A consultant recently suggested that the company switch to an activity-based costing system and prepared the following cost estimates for year 2 for the recommended cost drivers.
Activity
Recommended Cost Driver
Estimated Cost
Estimated Cost Driver Activity
Processing orders
Number of orders
$
54,000
200
orders
Setting up production
Number of production runs
216,000
100
runs
Handling materials
Pounds of materials used
360,000
120,000
pounds
Machine depreciation and maintenance
Machine-hours
288,000
12,000
hours
Performing quality control
Number of inspections
72,000
45
inspections
Packing
Number of units
144,000
480,000
units
Total estimated cost
$
1,134,000
In addition, management estimated 7,500 direct labor-hours for year 2.
Assume that the following cost driver volumes occurred in January year 2:
Institutional
Standard
Silver
Number of units produced
60,000
24,000
9,000
Direct materials costs
$
39,000
$
24,000
$
15,000
Direct labor-hours
450
450
600
Number of orders
12
9
6
Number of production runs
3
3
6
Pounds of material
15,000
6,000
3,000
Machine-hours
580
140
80
Number of inspections
3
3
3
Units shipped
60,000
24,000
9,000
Actual labor costs were $15 per hour.
Required:
(a)
(1)
Compute a predetermined overhead rate for year 2 for each cost driver using the estimated costs and estimated cost driver units prepared by the consultant. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
(2)
Compute a predetermined rate for year 2 using direct labor-hours as the allocation base. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
(b)
Compute the production costs for each product for January using direct labor-hours as the allocation base and the predetermined rate computed in requirement (a)(2). (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(c)
Compute the production costs for each product for January using the cost drivers recommended by the consultant and the predetermined rates computed in requirement (a). ( Note: Do not assume that total overhead applied to products in January will be the same for activity-based costing as it was for the labor-hour-based allocation.) (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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