In: Accounting
Cathy, the manager of Cathy’s Catering, Inc., uses activity-based costing to compute the costs of her catered parties. Each party is limited to 20 guests and requires 5 people to serve and clean up. Cathy offers two types of parties, an afternoon picnic and an evening formal dinner. The breakdown of the costs follows:
Activities (and cost drivers) | Afternoon Picnic | Formal Dinner | ||||
Advertising (parties) | $ | 79 | per party | $ | 79 | per party |
Planning (parties) | $ | 72 | per party | $ | 104 | per party |
Renting equipment | $ | 45 | per party plus | $ | 76 | per party plus |
(parties, guests) | $ | 11 | per guest | $ | 24 | per guest |
Obtaining insurance (parties) | $ | 250 | per party | $ | 380 | per party |
Serving (parties, servers) | $ | 40 | per server per party | $ | 67 | per server per party |
Preparing food (guests) | $ | 22 | per guest | $ | 32 | per guest |
Per party costs do not vary with the number of guests.
Required:
a. Compute the cost of a 20-guest afternoon picnic.
b. Compute the cost of a 20-guest evening formal dinner.
c. How much should Cathy charge for each guest for each type of party if she wants to cover her costs? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)