Cost Accounting
Assignment 1
Fellco Manufacturing
Fellco Manufacturing produces replacement parts for motorcycles. They specialize in the production of Part 240 and Part 390. Part 240 is the highest volume of the two and for many years was the only part the company produced. Four years ago, Part 390 was added. Part 390 is much more difficult to manufacture and requires special tooling and setups. Profits were on the rise for the first two years after the addition of Part 390. In the last two years the plant was under intense competition, and its sales of Part 240 dropped. The plant actually showed a small loss in the most recent reporting period. Most of the competition was from overseas, and the plant manager was sure that the foreign producers were selling the part below their own production costs. The following conversation between Kathryn Gonzales, plant manager, and Jon Jones, divisional marketing manager, reflects the concerns of the division about the future of the plant and its products.
JON: You know, Kathryn, the divisional manager is really concerned about the plant’s trend. He indicated that in this budgetary environment, we can’t afford to carry plants that don’t show a profit. We shut one down just last month because it couldn’t handle the competition.
KATHRYN: Joe, you and I both know that Part 240 has a reputation for quality and value. It has been a mainstay for years. I don’t understand what is happening.
JON: I just received a call from one of our major customers concerning Part 240. She said that a sales representative from another company offered the part at $20, $10 less than what we charge. It’s hard to compete with a price like that. Perhaps the plant is simply obsolete.
KATHRYN: No. I don’t buy that. From my sources, I know we have good technology. We are efficient. And it’s costing us around $21 to produce that part. I don’t see how these companies can afford to sell it so cheaply. I’m not convinced that we should meet the price. Perhaps a better strategy is to emphasize producing and selling more of Part 390. Our margin is high on this product, and we have virtually no competition for it.
JON: You may be right. I think we can increase the price significantly and not lose business. I called a few customers to see how they would react to a 25% increase in price, and they all said they would probably purchase the same quantity as before.
KATHRYN: It sounds promising. However, before we make a major commitment to Part 390, I think we had better explore other possible explanations. I want to know how our production costs compare to those of our competitors. Perhaps we could be more efficient and find a way to earn our normal return on Part 240. The market is so much bigger for this part. I’m not sure we can survive with only Part 390. Besides, my production people hate that part. It’s very difficult to produce.
After her meeting with Jon, Kathryn requested an investigation of the production costs and comparative efficiency. She received approval to hire a consulting group to make an independent investigation. After a 3-month assessment, the consulting group provided the costs and other information regarding the company’s two products. That information is found on the spreadsheet called “Fellco Manufacturing.”
Required:
NOTE: You should have two items to place in the dropbox:
The numeric solution should be completed on the spreadsheet provided. I will be reviewing the spreadsheet for:
1. Computation of Cost per unit and Gross profut as per Activity Based Costing
Cost of Activities | Amount($) | Basis | No. Of Activity | Cost per Unit |
Setup Cost | 240000 | Production runs | (100+200=300) | 800 |
Machine Cost | 1750000 | Machine Hour | 185000 | 9.46 |
Receiving Cost | 2100000 | Receiving order | 1400 | 1500 |
Engineering Cost | 2000000 | Engineering Hours | 10000 | 200 |
Matetial Handling Cost | 900000 | material move | 900 | 1000 |
2.Overhead Cost Per Unit of each Product
Cost of Activity | Part 240 | Part 390 |
Setup Cost | 80000 | 160000 |
Machine Cost | 1183000 | 567000 |
Receiving Cost | 600000 | 1500000 |
Engineering Cost | 1000000 | 1000000 |
Material Handling Cost | 500000 | 400000 |
Total. (A) | 3363000 | 3627000 |
No. of Units. (B) | 500000 | 100000 |
Overhead Per Unit (A/B) | 6.73 | 36.27 |
3.Computation of total and per unit cost of each product
Product profit per unit | Part 240 | Part 390 |
Selling Price per unit | $ 30 | $ 25 |
Cost Per Unit | ||
(i) Direct Material Per Unit | 3 | 1.5 |
(ii) Direct labor Per Unit | 5 | 4.5 |
(iii) Overhead Per Unit (W.No-2) | 6.73 | 36.27 |
Total cost per Unit | 14.73 | 42.27 |
Gross Profit per Unit | 15.27 | (17.27) |
Point No 1 Answer: The Activity based Costing is different from current product cost method.In Activity costing we allocate the overhaed cost usage of overhead cost per activity.
Point No 2 Answer : No company should not switch emphasis from part 240 to part 390 because gross profit per unit part 390 is less in comparison of gross profit per unit of part 240.
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