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* 46% 1:33 PM a webassign.net Verizon Question 1 (allocating costs using ABC, product profit margin) Generic Motors Corporation has two product lines, A and B. Its contribution margin statement for last year is as follows: Generic Motors uses ABC to allocate the fixed costs. It examined the main activities in the firm, and decided to break up the total fixed costs of $29,250 into 3 cost pools: ""labor-related" the total cost in this pool is $7,500, allocated based on direct labor dollars ""sales-related" the total cost in this pool is $6,750, allocated based on number of units "production setups" -the total cost in this pool is $15,000, allocated based on the number of production batches. A is produced in batches of 10 units, and B is produced in batches of 5 units. Required a) for each cost pool, compute the allocation rate and the amounts allocated to product A and product B. (hint: The amounts allocated to A and B from each pool should add up to the total cost in that pool. To allocate the costs in the "production setups pool, you will have to compute the number of batches. If the total number of batches for A and B does not add up to 75, you are doing something wrong). " "labor-related" pool allocation rate $ FC allocated to A-$ FC allocated to B-$ "sales-related" pool: allocation rate $ FC allocated to A $ FC allocated to B- per DL$ per unit ""production setups" pool allocation rate $ FC allocated to A = FC allocated to B-$ per batch b) using the allocated costs from (a), compute the profit margin for product A and product B. If you get a negative number, enter it with a minus sign, i.e., enter negative $100 as -100, not ($100) profit margin for A- profit margin for B-$

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Solution:

Part 1 --- Calculation of allocation rate and FC allotted to Product A and B

Product A

Product B

Activity Cost Pool

Expected Manufacturing Overhead Costs (A)

Expected Activity Cost Driver (B)

Activity Rate (C = A/B)

Activity Driver USAGE (H)

Overhead Assigned (C*H)

Activity Driver USAGE (E)

Overhead Assigned (C*E)

Labor Related

$7,500

37,500

Direct labor dollars

$0.20

per labor dollar

7500

$1,500.00

30000

$6,000

Sales Related

$6,750

450

units

$15.00

per unit

150

$2,250.00

300

$4,500

Production setup

$15,000

15

batches

$1,000.00

per batch

10

$10,000.00

5

$5,000

$29,250

$13,750

$15,500

Labor related pool

Allocation rate = $0.20 per DL$

FC allocated to A = $1500

FC allocated to B = $6000

Sales related pool

Allocation rate = $15 per unit

FC allocated to A = $2250

FC allocated to B = $4500

Product Setup related pool

Allocation rate = $1000 per batch

FC allocated to A = $10,000

FC allocated to B = $5,000

Part 2 --- Calculation of Profit margin

Product A

Product B

Revenue

$15,000

$75,000

Expenses:

Direct materials

$3,000

$15,000

Direct Labor

$7,500

$30,000

Applied Manufacturing Overhead

$13,750

$15,500

Total Manufacturing Cost

$24,250

$60,500

Profit Margin

(Sales - Total MF Cost)

-$9,250

$14,500

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Product A

Product B

Activity Cost Pool

Expected Manufacturing Overhead Costs (A)

Expected Activity Cost Driver (B)

Activity Rate (C = A/B)

Activity Driver USAGE (H)

Overhead Assigned (C*H)

Activity Driver USAGE (E)

Overhead Assigned (C*E)

Labor Related

$7,500

37,500

Direct labor dollars

$0.20

per labor dollar

7500

$1,500.00

30000

$6,000

Sales Related

$6,750

450

units

$15.00

per unit

150

$2,250.00

300

$4,500

Production setup

$15,000

15

batches

$1,000.00

per batch

10

$10,000.00

5

$5,000

$29,250

$13,750

$15,500