Lifsey Wedding Fantasy Company makes very elaborate wedding cakes to order. The

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Lifsey Wedding Fantasy Company makes very elaborate wedding cakes to order. The owner of the company has provided the following data concerning the activity rates in its activity-based costing system:

Data concerning two recent orders are listed here:

Assuming that all of the costs listed above are avoidable costs in the event that an order is turned down, which amount would the company have to charge for the Pyburn wedding cake to just break even?

Lifsey Wedding Fantasy Company makes very elaborate wedding cakes to order. The owner of the company has provided the following data concerning the activity rates in its activity-based costing system:

Activity Cost Pools Activity Rate Size-related $0.94 per guest Complexity-related $31.62 per tier Order-related $55.70 per order

• The measure of activity for the size-related activity cost pool is the number of planned guests at the wedding reception. The greater the number of guests, the larger the cake.
• The measure of complexity is the number of tiers in the cake.
• The activity measure for the order-related cost pool is the number of orders. (Each wedding involves one order.)
• The activity rates include the costs of raw ingredients, such as flour, sugar, eggs, and shortening. The activity rates don't include the costs of purchased decorations, such as miniature statues and wedding bells, which are accounted for separately.

Data concerning two recent orders are listed here:

Pyburn Wedding Smith Wedding Number of reception guests 72 189 Number of tiers on the cake 4 5 Cost of purchased decorations for cake $29.92 $68.75

Assuming that all of the costs listed above are avoidable costs in the event that an order is turned down, which amount would the company have to charge for the Pyburn wedding cake to just break even?

     A. $29.92 B. $279.87 C. $338.64 D. $55.79

Explanation / Answer

if the cost is allocated on the basis of number of guests then definitely cost for fewer guest would go down. Cost will vary in direct relation with the number of guests.

See the following details:

Average no. of guests = (72 + 189) / 2 = 130.5 or 131
Total Costs                             Pyburn        Smith
                                              Wedding      Wedding
Size related cost 0.94x72         $67.68          $177.66 (0.94x189)
Complexity Related $31.62x4    $126.48        $158.10 ($31.62x5)
Order-related          $55.79x1    $55.79          $55.79  
                                              ---------------------------
Total Cost                                $249.95        $341.55
                                                       $591.50
                                              ==================
Allocation on the basis of no.
of guests $591.50 x 72/261      $163.17       $428.33 ($591.50x189/261)

The cost reduces from $249.95 to $163.17 (due to number of guests 72 being less than average 131)

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