Reference no: EM132560964
Button Pty Ltd manufactures two types of children's beds. The two products are Serta and Tempur. Button company, who currently use a conventional costing system, applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $90 per machine hour.
Production information is as follows:
Serta Tempur
Direct material cost $40 $65
Direct labour cost $35 $35
Budget volume (units) 15,000 30,000
The management accountant at Button company has determined that the firm's overhead can be classified into three main activities: manufacturing machine setups, machine processing and product shipping.
Information on the three cost drivers respectively is as follows:
Serta Tempur Total
Setups 100 60 160
Machine hours 25,000 45,000 70,000
Outgoing shipments 250 150 400
Button Ltd has total overhead of $6,300,000 and has been categorised as follows:
Manufacturing setups $1,344,000
Machine processing $3,556,000
Product shipping $1,400,000
Required:
Question 1. Calculate the unit manufacturing cost of the Serta and the Tempu beds using the company's current overhead costing procedures.
Question 2. Calculate the unit manufacturing cost of the Serta and the Tempu using activity-based costing. Show your calculations using a simple Excel spreadsheet.
Question 3. Assume that the current selling price of the Tempu bed is $280 and the marketing director has proposed to offer a $30 discount to increase sales. Is the discount advisable? Advise management. Show supporting calculations.
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