Utica Manufacturing (UM) was recently acquired by MegaMachines, Inc. (MM), and organized as a separate division...
Utica Manufacturing (UM) was recently acquired by MegaMachines, Inc. (MM), and organized as a separate division within the company. Most manufacturing plants at MM use an ABC system, but UM has always used a traditional product costing system. Bob Miller, the plant controller at UM, has decided to experiment with ABC and has asked you to help develop a simple ABC system that would help him decide if it was useful. The controller’s staff has identified costs for the first...
55. Activity Based Costing. Cost Flow Diagram, and Predetermined Overhead Rates LO 56 Ulica Manufacturing (UM) was recently acquired by Mega Machines, Inc. (MM), and organized as a separate division within the company. Most manufacturing plants at MM use an ABC system, but UM has always used a traditional product costing system. Bob Mier, the plant controller st UM, has decided to experiment with ABC and has asked you to help develop a simple ABC system that would help him...
Churchill Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested in understanding the effects. The company's cost accountant has identified three overhead cost pools along with appropriate cost drivers for each pool. Cost Pools Utilities Scheduling and setup Material handling Costs $265,000 290,000 800,000 Activity Drivers 53,000 machine-hours 580 setups 1,600,000 pounds of material The company manufactures three models of water basins (Oval, Round, and Square). The plans for production for the next year...
Churchill Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested in understanding the effects. The company’s cost accountant has identified three overhead cost pools along with appropriate cost drivers for each pool. Cost Pools Costs Activity Drivers Utilities $ 320,000 64,000 machine-hours Scheduling and setup 310,000 620 setups Material handling 795,000 1,590,000 pounds of material The company manufactures three models of water basins (Oval, Round, and Square). The plans for production for the next...
Chapter 9 Homework 2 Churchil Products is considering updating its cost system to an activity-based costing system and is interested in understanding the effects. The company's cost accountant has identified three overhead cost pools along with appropriate cost drivers for each pool. Activity Drivers 90,000 machine-hours 900 setups 2,400,000 pounds of material Costs $1,350,eee 1,350,000 3,600,000 Cost Pools Utilities Scheduling and setup Material handling 10 peints The company manufactures three models of water basins (Oval, Round, and Square), The plans...
Required information Cain Components manufactures and distributes various plumbing products used in homes and other buildings. Over time, the production staff has noticed that products they considered easy to make were difficult to sell at margins considered reasonable, while products that seemed to take a lot of staff time were selling well despite recent price increases. A summer intern has suggested that the cost system might be providing misleading information 148 points eBook The controller decided that a good summer...
Required information Cain Components manufactures and distributes various plumbing products used in homes and other buildings. Over time, the production staff has noticed that products they considered easy to make were difficult to sell at margins considered reasonable, while products that seemed to take a lot of staff time were selling well despite recent price increases. A summer intern has suggested that the cost system might be providing misleading information. The controller decided that a good summer project for the...
Please show work. Thank you III Group Problem 1 Howell Manufacturing has identified activity centers to which overhead costs are assigned. The cost pools for these centers and their selected cost drivers for 1993 are as follows: Activity Centers Utilities Scheduling and setup Materials handling Total Overhead Cost Pools $278,000 $260,000 $640,000 $1,178,000 Selected Cost Drivers 60,000 machine hours 780 setups 1,600,000 lbs of materials The company's products and other operating statistics follow: Products Direct costs Machine hours Number of...
a Cain Components manufactures and distributes various plumbing products used in homes and other buildings. Over time, the production staff has noticed that products they considered easy to make were difficult to sell at margins considered reasonable, while products that seemed to take a lot of staff time were selling well despite recent price increases. A summer intern has suggested that the cost system might be providing misleading information. The controller decided that a good summer project for the intern...
Please give explanation on how to get each number, thanks! Problem 9-56 Activity-Based Costing and Predetermined Overhead Rates (LO 9-3,5,6) Cain Components manufactures and distributes various plumbing products used in homes and other buildings. Over time, the production staff has noticed that products they considered easy to make were difficult to sell at margins considered reasonable, while products that seemed to take a lot of staff time were selling well despite recent price increases. A summer intern has suggested that...