Cathy, the manager of Cathy’s Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 5 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties, an afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows:
Activities (and cost drivers) Afternoon Picnic Formal Dinner
Advertising (parties) $ 81 per party $ 81 per party
Planning (parties) $ 68 per party $ 108 per party
Renting equipment $ 59 per party plus $ 79 per party plus
(parties, guests) $ 11 per guest $ 24 per guest
Obtaining insurance (parties) $ 180 per party $ 440 per party
Serving (parties, servers) $ 59 per server per party $ 79 per server per party
Preparing food (guests) $ 16 per guest $ 28 per guest
Per party costs do not vary with the number of guests.
a. Compute the cost of a 20-guest afternoon picnic.
b. Compute the cost of a 20-guest evening formal dinner.
c. How much should Cathy charge for each guest for each type of party if she wants to cover her costs? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Cathy, the manager of Cathy’s Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her...
Cathy, the manager of Cathy’s Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 4 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties—an afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows. Activities (and cost drivers) Afternoon Picnic Formal Dinner Advertising (parties) $ 101 per party $ 101 per party Planning (parties) $ 80 per party $ 104 per...
Cathy, the manager of Cathy's Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 5 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties, an afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows: Activities (and cost drivers) Afternoon Picnic Formal Dinner Advertising (parties) $ 91 per party $ 91 per party Planning (parties) $ 82 per party $ 102...
Cathy, the manager of Cathy's Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires four people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties-an aftemoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows. Activities and cost drivers) Afternoon Picnic Advertising (parties) $100 per party Planning (parties) $ 75 per party Renting equipment (parties, guests) $ 50 se per party plus...
Cathy, the manager of Cathy's Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costin the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and i people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties-an afte and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows. Activities (and cost drivers) Advertising (parties) Planning (parties) Renting equipment (parties, guests) Obtaining insurance (parties) Serving (parties, servers) Preparing food (guests) Afternoon Picnic $ 111 per party $ 66 per party...
Cathy, the manager of Cathy's Catering, Inc., uses activity based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 5 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties--an afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows. Activities (and cost drivers) Advertising (parties) Planning (parties) Renting equipment parties, guests) Obtaining insurance (parties) Serving (parties, servers) Preparing food (guests) Afternoon Picnic $ 99 per...
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