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Bags (PB) is a designer of high-quality backpacks and purses. Each design is made in small batches. Each spring, PB comes out with new designs for the backpack and the purse. The company uses these designs for a year and then moves on to the next trend. The bags are all made on the same fabrication equipment that is expected to operate at capacity. The equipment must be switched over to a new design and set up to prepare for the production of each new batch of products. When completed, each batch of products is immediately shipped to a wholesaler. Shipping costs vary with the number of shipments. Budgeted information for the year is as follows:
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Requirement 1. Identify the cost hierarchy level for each cost category.
Cost |
Cost Hierarchy Level |
Direct materials—purses |
Output unit-level cost |
Direct materials—backpacks |
Output unit-level cost |
Direct labor—purses |
Output unit-level cost |
Direct labor—backpacks |
Output unit-level cost |
Setup |
Batch-level cost |
Shipping |
Batch-level cost |
Design |
Product-sustaining cost |
Plant utilities and administration |
Facility-sustaining cost |
Requirement 2. Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each cost category. Explain briefly your choice of cost driver.
Cost |
Cost Driver |
Reason |
Direct materials—purses |
Number of purses |
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Direct materials—backpacks |
Number of backpacks |
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Direct labor—purses |
Number of purses |
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Direct labor—backpacks |
Number of backpacks |
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Setup |
Number of batches |
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Shipping |
Number of batches |
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Design |
Number of designs |
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Plant utilities and administration |
Hours of production |
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Data Table
Posie Bags |
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Budget for Costs and Activities |
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For the Year Ended February 29, 2020 |
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Direct materials—purses |
$342,200 |
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Direct materials—backpacks |
470,850 |
Direct manufacturing labor—purses |
87,000 |
Direct manufacturing labor—backpacks |
116,100 |
Setup |
90,675 |
Shipping |
71,370 |
Design |
165,000 |
Plant utilities and administration |
221,000 |
Total |
$1,564,195 |
Other budget information follows:
Backpacks |
Purses |
Total |
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Number of bags |
6,450 |
2,900 |
9,350 |
Hours of production |
1,665 |
2,585 |
4,250 |
Number of batches |
115 |
80 |
195 |
Number of designs |
4 |
2 |
6 |
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Requirements
1. |
Identify the cost hierarchy level for each cost category. |
2. |
Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each cost category. Explain briefly your choice of cost driver. |
3. |
Calculate the budgeted cost per unit of cost driver for each cost category. |
4. |
Calculate the budgeted total costs and cost per unit for each product line. |
5. |
Explain how you could use the information in requirement 4 to reduce costs. |