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Kitchen Supply, Inc. (KSI), manufactures three types of flatware: institutional,

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Question

Kitchen Supply, Inc. (KSI), manufactures three types of flatware: institutional, standard, and silver. It applies all indirect costs according to a predetermined rate based on direct labor-hours. A consultant recently suggested that the company switch to an activity-based costing system and prepared the following cost estimates for year 2 for the recommended cost drivers Recommended Cost Driver Estimated Cost $ 42,000 171,000 325,000 231,000 70,950 125,000 $964,950 Estimated Cost Driver Activity 200 orders Activity Processing orders Setting up production Handling materials Machine depreciation and maintenance Performing quality control Packing Total estimated cost Number of orders Number of production runs Pounds of materials used Machine-hours Number of inspections Number of units 90 runs 130,000 pounds 11,000 hours 55 inspections 500,000 units In addition, management estimated 7,300 direct labor-hours for year 2 Assume that the following cost driver volumes occurred in January, year 2

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

A)

Activity

Rate

Explanation

Processing orders

210

42000/200

Setting up production

1900

171000/90

Handling materials

2.5

325000/130,000

Using machines

21

231000/11000

Performing quality control

1290

70950/55

Packing

0.25

125000/500,000

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2

Pre-determined rate using labor-hours

= total overhead/total labor hours

= 964950/7300

= 132.18

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3

Institutional

Standard

Silver

Total

Direct materials

40,000

25,000

18,000

83,000

Direct labor
(direct labor hour x 15)

7050

6300

8700

22,050

Indirect costs
(direct labor hour x 132.18)

62124.6

55515.6

76664.4

194,305

Total cost

109,175

86,816

103,364

299,355

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4

Institutional

Standard

Silver

Total

Direct materials

40,000

25,000

18,000

83,000

Direct labor

7,050

6,300

8,700

22,050

Indirect costs

Processing orders

2520

2100

1260

5,880

Setting up production

3800

7600

11400

22,800

Handling materials

40000

17500

8500

66,000

Using machines

12390

2940

2100

17,430

Performing quality control

3870

2580

2580

9,030

Packing

14750

5250

2250

22,250

77330

37970

28090

143390

Total cost

124,380

69,270

54,790

248,440

Activity

Rate

Explanation

Processing orders

210

42000/200

Setting up production

1900

171000/90

Handling materials

2.5

325000/130,000

Using machines

21

231000/11000

Performing quality control

1290

70950/55

Packing

0.25

125000/500,000