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Deanna\'s Draperies makes custom draperies for homes and businesses. The company

ID: 2393954 • Letter: D

Question

Deanna's Draperies makes custom draperies for homes and businesses. The company uses a traditional overhead application system basing it on the total yards of fabric used. The company wishes to use an activity-based costing system. Deanna's has provided the following data concerning its annual overhead costs and its activity cost pools. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS! THANKS

Indirect Labor and Materials

$240,000

Other Indirect Costs

160,000

Total Overhead Costs

$400,000

Distribution of Resource Consumption:

Activity Cost Pool

Production

Installation

Customer
Support

Other

Total

40%

30%

20%

10%

100%

50%

30%

10%

10%

100%

The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. The total amount of the activity for the year is as follows: Production - 4,000 yards; Installation - 200 Jobs; Customer Support - 100 Customers; and Other - Not applicable.

Darla Samson, one of Deanna's customers, had one job completed during the year that involved 60 yards of drapery fabric and has direct materials and direct labor cost of $1,500. The sales revenue from this job is $5,200.

REQUIRED: Complete the items below and then answer the related questions by matching the amount with the related item.

Part 1: Traditional Method

Compute the traditional overhead rate

Compute the overhead to be applied to the Darla Samson job

Compute the total cost to be applied to the Darla Samson job.

Part 2: Activity-Based Costing Method (Tables have been created for A. and B. below)

Prepare the first-stage allocation (see table below)

Compute the activity rates

Copmute the overhead to be applied to the Darla Samson job

Compute the total cost to be applied to the Darla Samson job

Part 3: Is the Darla Samson job over- or under- costs, using the traditional overhead application system?

Table for First-Stage Allocation

Production

Installation

Customer
Support

Other

Total

Traditional: Overhead to be Applied to Darla Samson's Job

ABC: Other Indirect Costs Allocated to Production

ABC: Other Indirect Costs Allocated to Other

ABC: Total Costs Allocated to Other

ABC: Activity Rate for Other

ABC: Total Cost Applied to Darla Samson's Job

Is Darla Samson's job over-costed or under-costed when using the traditional method?

$3,880.00

$48,000.00

$176,000.00

$80,000.00

Over-Costed

$100.00

$72,000.00

$600.00

$640.00

$120,000.00

$24,000.00

$64,000.00

$44.00

$16,000.00

$40,000.00

$6,000.00

$5,380.00

$7,500.00

Not Applicable

$96,000.00

Overhead Costs:

Indirect Labor and Materials

$240,000

Other Indirect Costs

160,000

Total Overhead Costs

$400,000

Explanation / Answer

If any doubt please comment

Part 1 Traditional overhead rate 100 400000/4000 Traditional: Overhead to be Applied to Darla Samson's Job 60*100 $6,000 total cost to be applied to the Darla Samson job. Direct Material & Labor $1,500 Overhead $6,000 Total cost $7,500 Part 2 Production Installation Customer Other Support Indirect Labor and Material 96000 72000 48000 24000 (240000*40%) (240000*30%) (240000*20%) (240000*10%) Other Indirect Costs 80000 48000 16000 16000 (160000*50%) (160000*30%) (160000*10%) (160000*10%) Total T 176000 120000 64000 40000 Activity Driver A 4000 200 100 NA Activity rate T/A 44 600 640 Overhead to be Applied to Darla Samson's Job Production (44*60) 2640 Installation 600 customer 640 Overhead applied 3880 total cost to be applied to the Darla Samson job. Direct Material & Labor $1,500 Overhead $3,880 Total cost $5,380 Part 3 It is over cost using traditional overhead application system as overhead applied in traditional is mor ethan ABC Correct Option Traditional: Overhead to be Applied to Darla Samson's Job Option P $6000 ABC: Other Indirect Costs Allocated to Production Option O $40000 ABC: Other Indirect Costs Allocated to Other Option N $16000 ABC: Total Costs Allocated to Other Option O $40000 ABC: Activity Rate for Other S Not applicable ABC: Total Cost Applied to Darla Samson's Job Q:5380 Is Darla Samson's job over-costed or under-costed when using the traditional method? E Over cost
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