Marvin’s Kitchen Supply delivers restaurant supplies throughout
the city. The firm adds 10 percent to the cost of the supplies to
cover the delivery cost. The delivery fee is meant to cover the
cost of delivery. A consultant has analyzed the delivery service
using activity-based costing methods and identified four
activities. Data on these activities follow.
Cost Driver Volume | ||||||||
Activity | Cost Driver | Cost | Driver Volume | |||||
Processing order | Number of orders | $ | 66,000 | 6,000 | orders | |||
Loading truck | Number of items | 195,000 | 150,000 | items | ||||
Delivering merchandise | Number of orders | 84,000 | 6,000 | orders | ||||
Processing invoice | Number of invoices | 70,000 | 5,000 | invoices | ||||
Total overhead | $ | 415,000 | ||||||
Two of Marvin's customers are City Diner and Le Chien Chaud. Data for orders and deliveries to these two customers follow.
City Diner | Le Chien Chaud | |||||
Order value | $ | 79,000 | $ | 89,000 | ||
Number of orders | 59 | 210 | ||||
Number of items | 550 | 2,500 | ||||
Number of invoices | 13 | 250 | ||||
Required:
a. What would the delivery charge for each customer be under the current policy of 10 percent of order value?
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b. Calculate the cost of each activity for both restaurants to determine the total activity-based costing estimate of the cost of delivering to each customer.
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a. What would the delivery charge for each customer be under the current policy of 10 percent of order value?
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b. Calculate the cost of each activity for both restaurants to determine the total activity-based costing estimate of the cost of delivering to each customer.
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Marvin’s Kitchen Supply delivers restaurant supplies throughout the city. The firm adds 10 percent to the...
Marvin’s Kitchen Supply delivers restaurant supplies throughout the city. The firm adds 10 percent to the cost of the supplies to cover the delivery cost. The delivery fee is meant to cover the cost of delivery. A consultant has analyzed the delivery service using activity-based costing methods and identified four activities. Data on these activities follow. Cost Driver Volume Activity Cost Driver Cost Driver Volume Processing order Number of orders $ 105,000 7,000 orders Loading truck Number of items 285,000...
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