Discuss the simple traditional costing method

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Option: Applying Activity-Based Costing

Swiss Chocolate's U.S. division will be diversifying its product line to include two product offerings, a basic plain milk-chocolate candy bar, and a fruit-infused high cacao content premium candy bar. The candy bars are processed through a molding operation in which molten chocolate is injected into a mold and cooled to room temperature, removed from the mold, and packaged for storage and bulk palletized shipment.

Below is information regarding the direct costs and volumes of the two major products:

Variable cost and volume data

Milk chocolate

Premium cacao

 Raw materials

                       $0.50

                        $0.75

 Direct labor

                       $0.25

                        $0.40

 Selling and general

                       $0.05

                        $0.05

 Volume in units

                300,000

                 100,000

Sales prices of the two products are $2.65 for milk chocolate and $4.99 for premium cacao. The number of hours required to manufacture each unit was the same for both products.

After an interview process with the factory and production personnel, the division controller, Steve Smith, completed the following table. From its simple cost structure, the company decided to reconsider its overhead pool and reallocate on the basis of activity-based costing. Its simple overhead pool has been reclassified according to the ABC hierarchy within the following table:

ABC Cost Pools Indirect manufacturing labor Factory Insurance & Utilities Depreciation -- Machinery and factory Repairs and maintenance -- factory Selling, marketing and distrubution expenses General & administrative expenses
Product Development $ 25,000          
Setup Candy Molding Equipment $ 12,000   $ 18,500      
Equipment Operations $ 15,500 $ 31,500 $ 20,000 $ 10,000    
Shipment Preparation         $ 20,000  
Distribution       $ 4,000    
Administration         $ 20,000 $ 60,000
Totals $ 52,500 $ 31,500 $ 38,500 $ 14,000 $ 40,000 $ 60,000

Smith also noted the following percentage allocations of cost for the activities which are required to manufacture each product.

ABC cost allocation percentages 

Milk chocolate

Premium cacao

Product development

20%

80%

Setup candy molding equipment

60%

40%

Equipment operations

75%

25%

Shipment preparation

70%

30%

Distribution

65%

35%

Administration

50%

50%

From the cost information provided, respond to the following questions:

  1. Compute the cost of each product under the simple/traditional costing method. For period costs, use the same basis of allocation as factory overhead.
  2. Compute the net operating profit margin of each product using the simple/traditional costing method.
  3. Categorize the production activities under activity-based costing according to the cost hierarchy. Indicate the type of cost category that aligns with the activity.
  4. Compute the total overhead and period cost allocation under ABC assumptions for each product.
  5. Compute the per unit ABC cost of each product.
  6. Compute the net profit margin of each product using the ABC costing method.
  7. Compare the net profit margin of the products under the simple/traditional cost assignment and the ABC assignment for each product. Evaluate the difference.
  8. Write a brief explanation (approximately two paragraphs) that Smith might deliver to management to justify the use of ABC for these two products.

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