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Product and Customer Profitability AnalysisUpdraft Systems, Inc., makes paragliders for sa...

Product and Customer Profitability Analysis

Updraft Systems, Inc., makes paragliders for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard paraglider model, but also makes custom-designed paragliders. Management has designed an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates:

Activity Cost Pool

Activity Rate

Supporting direct labor

$18

per direct labor-hour

Order processing

$192

per order

Custom designing

$261

per custom design

Customer service

$426

per customer

Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Eagle Wings, which has ordered the following products over the last I2 months:

 

Standard Model

Custom Design

Number of gliders

10

2

Number of orders

1

2

Number of custom designs

0

2

Direct labor-hours per glider

28.50

32.00

Selling price perglider

$1,650

$2,300

Direct materials cost per glider

$462

$576

The company’s direct labor rate is S19 per hour.

Required:

Using the company’s activity-based costing system, compute the customer margin of Eagle Wings.

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