Reference no: EM132559212
Acme Company has developed value-added standards for four activities: purchasing, labor, materials, and maintenance. The activities, the activity drivers, the value-added and actual quantities, and the price standards are given below for 2019:
Activity Driver Std quality Actual Quality std price
Purchasing orders 100 125 $350
labour labour hours 10000 17500 $10
materials kilograms 150000 198000 $0.10
Maintenance Machine hrs 25000 33000 $1.50
The actual prices paid per unit of each activity driver were equal to the standard prices.
Required:
Question 1. Prepare report that lists the value-added costs, non value-added costs, and the actual costs for each activity.
Question 2. Explain each reported non-value-added activity