Determine the total cost of the proposed job

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Assessment: Management Accounting

Product Costing

ASR Group of Companies Ltd has four categories of overheads. The four categories and theexpected overhead costs for each category for next year are as follows:

Maintenance

$150,000

Materials handling

70,000

Set-ups

60,000

Inspection

100,000

Currently, overheads are applied using a predetermined overhead rate based uponbudgeted direct labour hours. For next year, 60,000 direct labour hours are budgeted.

The company has been asked to submit a bid for a proposed job. The factory manager feelsthat obtaining this job would result in new business in future years. Usually bids are basedupon full manufacturing cost plus 40%.

Estimates for the proposed job are as follows:

Direct materials

$6,000

Direct labour

$8,500

Number of materials moves

9

Number of inspections

7

Number of set-ups

4

Number of machine hours

400

In the past, full manufacturing cost has been calculated by allocating overheads using avolume-based cost driver - direct labour hours. Mr AR the director has heard of a new wayof applying overhead that uses cost pools and cost drivers.

Expected activity for the four activity-based cost drivers that would be used are as follows:

Machine hours

18,000

Material moves

6,000

Set-ups

3,000

Quality inspections

9,000

Required:

1. Determine the amount of overheads that would be allocated to the proposed job if directlabour hours are used as the volume-based cost driver.

a. Determine the total cost of the proposed job.

b. Determine the company's bid if the bid is based upon full manufacturing cost plus 40%.

Total Cost (Traditional approach)

Direct material                                             $ 6000.00

Direct Labour                                                $ 8500.00

Manufacturing overheads (3596 X 6.33)     $ 22 762.68

Total                                                              $ 37 262.68

Add 40%                                                        $ 14 905.07

Bid Amount                                                   $ 52 167.75

Calculation of overhead rate

Overhead rate

Maintenance:              $150 000

Materials handling:      $70 000

   Set-ups:                        $ 60 000

   Inspection:                   $100 000

   Total                            $380 000

Direct Labour hour    60 000

       Overhead Rate (380000/60000)                      6.33                

Determine the amount of overheads that would be applied to the proposed job if activity-basedcosting is used.

c. Determine the total cost of the proposed job if activity-based costing is used.

d. Determine the company's bid if activity-based costing is used and the bid is based uponfull manufacturing cost plus 30%.

Total Cost proposed

Direct Material                                                 $6000.00

Direct Labour                                                    $8500.00

Maintenance: ($150 000/18 000*400)             $3333.33

Materials handling: ($70 000/6 000*9)                        $ 105.00

Set-ups: ($60 000/3 000*4)                               $  80.00

Inspection: ($100 000/9 000*7)                        $ 77.77

Total                                                                $ 18 096.10x 30%

                                                                           $ 23 524.93

Overhead assigned:

   $8.33 * 400                             $ 3 333.33

   $11.66 * 9                               $105.00

   $20.00 * 4                               $     80.00

   $11.11 * 7                               $     77.77

                                                   $ 3596.10 

Direct Material

$ 6 000.00

Direct Labour

$ 8 500.00

Manufacturing overheads (3596x 6.33)

$ 22 762.68

Total

$ 37 262.68

Add 30%

$ 11 178.80

Bid Amount

$ 48 441.48

2. Which product costing method produces the more accurate costing? Briefly explain.

  • Activity - based costing produces more accurate cost information and more competitive bid.

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