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A manufacturer of potting soil has the following financial data: Pounds produced

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Question

A manufacturer of potting soil has the following financial data:

Pounds produced and sold

23,900

Sales

$189,800

Less: Variable manufacturing costs

121,000

         Fixed manufacturing costs

10,000

         Variable selling and administrative costs

30,900

         Fixed selling and administrative costs

15,900

Net operating income

$12,000

What is the company’s degree of operating leverage?

Milsaps Company produces sportsmen’s digital scales. In preparing the current budget, Milsaps’ controller estimates a total of $290,000 in direct materials cost, $240,000 in direct labor cost, and $304,800 in manufacturing overhead costs. Since much of the production process requires skilled workers to assemble the scales, direct labor cost is used as the overhead application base. At the end of the period, Milsaps reported actual results as follows: direct materials cost of $289,000, direct labor cost of $208,000, and manufacturing overhead cost $259,490.

How much manufacturing overhead did Milsaps apply during the year?

Megan Industries manufactures several products including a basic case for a popular smart phone. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing approach for setting its budget. The company’s production activities, budgeted activity costs, and cost drivers for the coming year are as follows.

Calculate the activity-based unit cost of the smart phone case.

Stockin Company produces Tablets and Books. Total overhead costs traditionally have been allocated on the basis of direct labor hours. After implementing activity-based costing, managers determined the following cost pools and cost drivers. They also decided that general costs should no longer be allocated to products.

Activity Pool

Department Costs

Cost driver

Binding

$275,835.00

Number of units

Printing

789,929.00

Machine hours

Product design

200,988.00

Change orders

General

805,948.00

None

Total overhead costs

$2,072,700.00


Other information is as follows:

Tablets

Books

Units

77,700

19,425

Direct materials cost per unit

$4.00

$12.00

Direct labor cost per unit

$5.00

$10.00

Direct labor hours

32,900

16,450

Machine hours

137,200

102,900

Change orders

1,861

3,722

Determine the unit product cost for Tablets using the activity-based costing system

Pounds produced and sold

23,900

Sales

$189,800

Less: Variable manufacturing costs

121,000

         Fixed manufacturing costs

10,000

         Variable selling and administrative costs

30,900

         Fixed selling and administrative costs

15,900

Net operating income

$12,000

Explanation / Answer

Degree of Operating Leverage   =          Contribution margin/Operating income

           

Sales

$189800

Less Variable Expenses

         Manufacturing   

$121000

         Selling and Administrative

$30900

$151900

          Contribution Margin

$37900

            

Less Fixed Expenses

         Manufacturing          

$10000

         Selling & Administrative  

$15900

$25900

          Net Operating Income

$12000

DOL     =          $37900/$12000              = 3.16

Direct labor Cost

$240000

Manufacturing Overhead Costs

$304800

Predetermined Overhead Rate = $304800/$240000

127%

Actual Direct labor Cost

$208000

Applied Manufacturing Overhead = $208000*127%

$264160

Calculation of Unit Cost Using ABC Method

Tablet

Direct Materials

$310800

Direct Labor

$388500

Over Head

Binding

$220668

Printing

$451388

Product design

$66996

Total Cost

$1438352

Total Units Produced

77700

Unit Cost

$18.51

Activity Wise Overhead Rate

Binding               = $275835/(77700+19425)        =$2.84

Priniting                = $789929/(137200+102900)   =$3.29

Product Design      = $200988/(1861+3722)         = $36

Over head- Tablet

Binding      = 77700 * $2.84   = $220668

Priniting = 137200* $3.29 = $451388

Product Design = 1861 * $36 =$66996

           

Sales

$189800

Less Variable Expenses

         Manufacturing   

$121000

         Selling and Administrative

$30900

$151900

          Contribution Margin

$37900

            

Less Fixed Expenses

         Manufacturing          

$10000

         Selling & Administrative  

$15900

$25900

          Net Operating Income

$12000

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