Chapter 19: Q3RQ (page 1063)
Question: Describe how a single plantwide overhead allocation rate is used.
Answer
Prior to the start of the period, the corporation chooses one allocation basis and uses it to compute the specified overhead allocation rate.
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Darrel & Co. makes electronic components. Chris Darrel, the president, recently instructed Vice President Jim Bruegger to develop a total quality control program. “If we don’t at least match the quality improvements our competitors are making,” he told Bruegger, “we’ll soon be out of business.” Bruegger began by listing various “costs of quality” that Darrel incurs. The first six items that came to mind were:
a. Costs incurred by Darrel customer representatives traveling to customer sites to repair defective products, \(13,000.
b. Lost profits from lost sales due to reputation for less-than-perfect products, \)35,000.
c. Costs of inspecting components in one of Darrel’s production processes, \(40,000.
d. Salaries of engineers who are redesigning components to withstand electrical overloads, \)65,000.
e. Costs of reworking defective components after discovery by company inspectors, \(50,000.
f. Costs of electronic components returned by customers, \)70,000.
Classify each item as a prevention cost, an appraisal cost, an internal failure cost, or an external failure cost. Then determine the total cost of quality by category.
Define value engineering. How is it used to control costs?
Question:Refer to Exercise E19-24. The president of Western suspects that her allocation of indirect costs could be giving misleading results, so she decides to develop an ABCsystem. She identifies three activities: documentation preparation, information technologysupport, and training. She figures that documentation costs are driven by thenumber of pages, information technology support costs are driven by the number ofsoftware applications used, and training costs are driven by the number of direct laborhours worked. Estimates of the costs and quantities of the allocation bases follow:
Activity | Estimated Cost | Allocation Base | Estimated quantity of allocation base |
Documentation Preparation | \( 85,850 | Pages | 1,317 Pages |
Information technology support | 150,150 | Applications used | 715 applications |
Training | 424,000 | Direct labor hours | 4,000 hours |
Total Indirect costs | \) 640,000 |
Compute the predetermined overhead allocation rate for each activity. Round to thenearest dollar.
Koehler (see Exercise E19-15) makes handheld calculators in two models—basic and professional—and wants to refine its costing system by allocating overhead using departmental rates. The estimated \(721,000 of manufacturing overhead has been divided into two cost pools: Assembly Department and Packaging Department. The following data have been compiled:
Assembly Packaging
Department Department Total
Overhead costs \) 456,500 \( 264,500 \) 721,000
Machine hours:
Basic Model 185,000 MHr 45,000 MHr 230,000 MHr
Professional Model 230,000 MHr 55,000 MHr 285,000 MHr
Total 415,000 MH 100,000 MHr 515,000 MHr
Direct labor hours:
Basic Model 20,000 DLHr 50,000 DLHr 70,000 DLHr
Professional Model 105,125 DLHr 280,625 DLHr 385,750 DLHr
Total 125,125 DLHr 330,625 DLHr 455,750 DLHr
Compute the predetermined overhead allocation rates using machine hours as the allocation base for the Assembly Department and direct labor hours for the Packaging Department. How much overhead is allocated to the basic model? To the professional model? Round allocation rates to two decimal places and allocated costs to whole dollars.
PetSmart, Inc. is a large specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the needs of pets. In addition to selling pet food and pet products, PetSmart also offers dog grooming services including bath, nail trim, teeth brushing, aromatherapy to reduce everyday stress, and nail polish and stickers. PetSmart even offers a Top Dog service that includes a premium shampoo, milk bath conditioner, scented cologne spritz, teeth brushing, and bandana or bow.
Assume PetSmart, Inc. expects to incur \(380,000 of indirect costs this year. The company allocates indirect costs based on the following activities:
___________________________________________________________________
Activity Estimated Allocation Base Estimated Quantity
Cost of Allocation
Base____
Admission \) 60,000 Number of admissions 20,000
Cleaning 240,000 Cleaning direct labor hours 100,000
Grooming 80,000 Grooming direct labor hours 4,000
Total indirect costs $ 380,000________________________________________
Requirements
1. Calculate the predetermined overhead allocation rate for each activity.
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