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PWC Systems, Inc. makes jet skis and other personal watercraft for sale through

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Question

PWC Systems, Inc. makes jet skis and other personal watercraft for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard jet ski model, but also makes custom-designed models. Management has designed an activity based costing system with the following activity-cost pools and activity rates:

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Rates

Supporting manufacturing

$22 per direct labour-hour

Order processing

$212 per order

Custom design processing

$243 per custom design

Customer service

$307 per customer

Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, WaveRider, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:

Standard Model

Custom Design

Number of jet skis

16

3

Number of orders

2

3

Number of custom designs

0

3

Direct labour hours per jet ski

24.5

28

Selling price per jet ski

$   10,600

$ 13,200

Direct materials cost per jet ski

$   7,950

$ 9,240

The company’s direct labour rate is $24 per hour.

*Using the company’s activity-based costing system, compute the customer margin of WaveRider.

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Rates

Supporting manufacturing

$22 per direct labour-hour

Order processing

$212 per order

Custom design processing

$243 per custom design

Customer service

$307 per customer

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Wave rider Particulars Standard Model Custom Design Total Sales 169600 39600 209200 Less: Direct costs: Direct material cost 127200 27720 154920 Direct labor cost 9408 2016 11424 Less: overhead cost assigned Supporting manufacturing 8624 1848 10472 Order Processing 424 636 1060 Custom design Processing 0 729 729 Customer service 307 Customer margin 23944 6651 30288