Sigma Company produces three versions of a brass desk lamp: basic, custom, and deluxe. The planned production information for the upcoming month follows:
Resources Cost per Month Fringe Benefits Total Hours per Month
Direct labor $ $ $
Indirect labor cost $ $
Machinery $ $
Basic Custom Deluxe
Selling price per unit $ $ $
Direct materials cost per unit $ $ $
Production Information Basic Custom Deluxe
Production and sales volume units
Direct labor hours per unit
Total direct labor hours
Machine hours per unit
Total machine run time hours
Number of production runs
Setup time per production run machine hours
Total setup time machine hours
Total machine hours
Indirect labor data
Setup time per run hours
Number of employees per setup
Indirect labor hours per setup
In order to meet anticipated demand for the upcoming month, Sigma Company plans to rent three machines, each costing $ per month, and hire four indirect workers, each costing $ per month. The total cost of the three machines and four indirect workers comprises the total overhead cost at Sigma Company.
Required
a Given the production plan, what is the deluxe products planned total contribution margin?
b If Sigma Company computes a plantwide rate to allocate total overhead cost to the three products by dividing the sum of indirect labor cost and machine cost by planned total direct labor hours, what is the total overhead cost that will be allocated to the deluxe product, and what will be its resulting gross margin?
c If Sigma Company uses TDABC to allocate the indirect labor cost and the machine cost to the three products, what will be the total overhead cost allocated to the deluxe product, and what will be its resulting gross margin?