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a leading manufacturing company has two main lines of products Traditional and M

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Question

a leading manufacturing company has two main lines of products Traditional and Modern with the unit sales prices for $340 and $440 respectively. Manufacturing overhead are applied as $544.025 per direct labor hour.

Budgeted statement of gross margin 2018

Products

Sales in units

Traditional

10000

Modern

10000

Total

20000

Beginning finished goods

$480,000.00

$600,000.00

$1,080,000.00

Direct material

$2,000,000.00

$3,500,000.00

$5,500,000.00

Direct labor

$370,370.00

$185,186.00

$555,556.00

Ending finished goods

$480,000.00

$600,000.00

$1,080,000.00

Overhead breakdown in percentage

Machining

52.02%

Assembly

26.59%

Material Handling

6.94%

Inspection

14.45%

Total

100.00%

Products

Cost pool info for 2018

Traditional

Modern

Direct labor hours

2000

1000

Machine hours

30000

60000

Assembly hours

12000

11000

Material handling parts

10

20

Inspection hours

1000

1500

Products

Projections 2019

Traditional

Modern

Ending inventory in dollars

$260,000.00

$440,000.00

Sales in units

10200

9800

Material, labors and overhead are expected to increase by 10% each in 2019. Unit sale prices for both products are expected to increase by $10 each in 2019 Percentage of overhead remains the same in 2019

The cost drivers units are staying the same in 2019

There are two clients with special orders for Traditional. The two clients ordered the same number of units

You tracked their COGS by their extra number of specifications per unit by month in 2018

Client one in 2018

# of specifications

COGS

Jan

85

$45,000.00

Feb

65

$32,000.00

Mar

110

$55,000.00

Apr

160

$78,000.00

May

65

$36,000.00

Jun

37

$34,000.00

Jul

29

$19,000.00

Aug

37

$21,000.00

Sep

68

$39,000.00

Oct

81

$51,000.00

Nov

48

$36,000.00

Dec

124

$74,000.00

Total

909

$520,000.00

Client two in 2018       # of specifications         COGS

Jan

75

$25,000.00

Feb

55

$15,000.00

Mar

120

$45,000.00

Apr

150

$60,000.00

May

55

$30,000.00

Jun

34

$25,000.00

Jul

27

$15,000.00

Aug

33

$20,000.00

Sep

61

$35,000.00

Oct

77

$45,000.00

Nov

42

$25,000.00

Dec

116

$60,000.00

Total

845

$400,000.00

Required

(Do not round down in calculations until the final answer at two decimal point.)

Prepare a gross margin table based on traditional costing method with sales and COGS in total dollars for 2018 for both product lines

Prepare a gross margin table based on activities method with sales and COGS in total dollars for 2018 for both product lines

What does the information in both 2018 tables tell you?

Prepare a gross margin table based on activities method with sales and COGS in total dollars for 2019 for both product lines

Calculate the fixed cost and variable cost components of COGS for the two clients using the least squares regression method. Show your work and write out the regression model equation for each client.

Discuss the two clients COGS in terms of fixed cost and variable cost according to special specifications.

Sales in units

Traditional

10000

Modern

10000

Total

20000

Beginning finished goods

$480,000.00

$600,000.00

$1,080,000.00

Direct material

$2,000,000.00

$3,500,000.00

$5,500,000.00

Direct labor

$370,370.00

$185,186.00

$555,556.00

Ending finished goods

$480,000.00

$600,000.00

$1,080,000.00

Explanation / Answer

As per Chegg policy only 4 part of 1 question is allowed.

1. Statement Showing Gross Margin Table on traditional Costing Method Distributing Manufacturing overhead to various cost pools :- Traditional Modern Total Total Overhead $1,632,075 Sales (a) $3,400,000 $4,400,000 $7,800,000 Machining 52.02% $849,005 10000 units @ $340 10000 units @ $440 Assembly 26.59% $433,969 Direct Material (b) $2,000,000 $3,500,000 $5,500,000 Material Handling 6.94% $113,266 Direct Labor (c ) $370,370 $185,186 $555,556 Inspection 14.45% $235,835 Manufacturing overhead (d) $1,088,050 $544,025 $1,632,075 2000 Hrs @ $544.025 1000 Hrs @ $544.025 Total COGS (e=b+c+d) $3,458,420 $4,229,211 $7,687,631 Gross Margin (a-e) ($58,420) $170,789 $112,369 Allocation of Manufacturing overhead based on Activities and cost pools :- Cost Sum of Cost Pool Rate Cost Pool Traditional ($) Cost Pool Modern ($) Total ($) Machining $849,005 90000 $9.43 30000 $283,002 60000 $566,004 $849,005 Assembly $433,969 23000 $18.87 12000 $226,418 11000 $207,550 $433,969 Material Handling $113,266 30 $3,775.53 10 $37,755 20 $75,511 $113,266 Inspection $235,835 2500 $94.33 1000 $94,334 1500 $141,501 $235,835 Total $1,632,075 $641,510 $990,565 $1,632,075 2. Statement Showing Gross Margin Table on Activity Based Costing Method Traditional Modern Total Sales (a) $3,400,000 $4,400,000 $7,800,000 10000 units @ $340 each 10000 units @ $440 each Direct Material (b) $2,000,000 $3,500,000 $5,500,000 Direct Labor © $370,370 $185,186 $555,556 Manufacturing overhead (d) $641,510 $990,565 $1,632,075 Total COGS (e=b+c+d) $3,011,880 $4,675,751 $7,687,631 Gross Margin (a-e) $388,120 ($275,751) $112,369 3.On following Activity Cost Method Modern will show loss of $275751 despite of profit shown as per traditional method and Tradition shows profit as per ABC, but shown as loss in traditional methid 4. Statement Showing Gross Margin Table on Activity Based Costing Method for 2019 Traditional Modern Total Sales (a) $3,814,800 $4,743,200 $8,558,000 10200 units @ $340*110% each 9800units @ $440*110% each Direct Material (b) ( increase by10%) $2,000,000 $3,500,000 $5,500,000 Direct Labor © (increase by 10%) $407,407 $407,407 $814,814 Manufacturing overhead (d)(increase by 10%) $705,661 $705,661 $1,411,322 Total COGS (e=b+c+d) $3,113,068 $4,613,068 $7,726,136 Gross Margin (a-e) $701,732 $130,132 $831,864

As per Chegg policy only 4 part of 1 question is allowed.

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