Reference no: EM13581318
In the past, the company "A" allocated indirect manufacturing costs based on direct labour hours. Recently, management has decided to pilot a system of time-driven activity-based costing to allocate these costs. The division produces two lawnmower models: Lo-cost and Deluxe. The following information has been obtained from the company's records over the past year:
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Lo-cost
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Deluxe
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Units produced
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500,000
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50,000
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Direct labour hours incurred
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200,000
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40,000
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Inspections per lawnmower
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2
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4
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Time for each inspection (hrs.)
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.1
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.3
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Lawnmowers packed and shipped per batch
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2,000
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500
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Individual lawnmower packing time (hrs.)
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.25
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.4
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Additional preparation time per batch (hrs.)
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30
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15
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COMPANY employs 245 employees to perform indirect labour functions, rotating among machine setups, final inspections and shipping. Each employee is paid $50,000 per year on average, including benefits. On average, each employee works 1,600 hours per year.
200 automated production machines are leased for $14,000,000 in total each year. Each machine is available for 1,600 hours per year, including set up time. Once a machine is set up, no labour is necessary to oversee it. Machine-related information for the year is as follows:
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Lo-cost
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Deluxe
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Machine hours per lawnmower
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.4
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.6
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Set up time per run (hrs.)
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300
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600
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Number of production runs
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100
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50
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Required
1. Determine the amount of indirect manufacturing costs allocated to one lawnmower of each type (Lo-cost, Deluxe) based on the existing cost allocation basis (direct labour hours) - REQUIRED CALCULATION
2. Determine the indirect manufacturing support costs for one lawnmower of each type using time-driven activity-based costing. Use the following format. Show supporting calculations separately. REQUIRED CALCULATION
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Lo-cost
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Deluxe
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1. Indirect labour
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- Machine set up
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- Shipping
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Total indirect labour
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2. Machines
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- Machine set up
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- Machine production
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Total machine costs
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Total indirect mfg. costs
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