In: Accounting
Allocating Selling and Administrative Expenses using Activity-Based Costing
Shrute Inc. manufactures office copiers, which are sold to retailers. The price and cost of goods sold for each copier are as follows:
Price | $720 | per unit |
Cost of goods sold | (430) | |
Gross profit | $290 | per unit |
In addition, the company incurs selling and administrative expenses of $226,570. The company wishes to assign these costs to its three major retail customers, The Warehouse, Kosmo Co., and Supply Universe. These expenses are related to its three major nonmanufacturing activities: customer service, sales order processing, and advertising support. The advertising support is in the form of advertisements that are placed by Shrute Inc. to support the retailer's sale of Shrute copiers to consumers. The budgeted activity costs and activity bases associated with these activities are:
Activity | Budgeted Activity Cost | Activity Base | |||
Customer service | $48,000 | Number of service requests | |||
Sales order processing | 30,070 | Number of sales orders | |||
Advertising support | 148,500 | Number of ads placed | |||
Total activity cost | $226,570 |
Activity-base usage and unit volume information for the three customers is as follows:
The Warehouse | Kosmo Co. | Supply Universe | Total | ||||||
Number of service requests | 70 | 10 | 240 | 320 | |||||
Number of sales orders | 270 | 120 | 580 | 970 | |||||
Number of ads placed | 20 | 10 | 80 | 110 | |||||
Unit volume | 670 | 670 | 670 | 2,010 |
Required:
1. Determine the activity rates for each of the three nonmanufacturing activities. Round to the nearest whole dollar.
Activity Rate | ||
Customer Service | $ | per serv. req. |
Sales Order Processing | $ | per sls. order |
Advertising Support | $ | per ad |
2. Determine the activity costs allocated to the three customers, using the activity rates in (1).
Activity Costs | |
The Warehouse | $ |
Kosmo Co. | $ |
Supply Universe | $ |
3. Construct customer profitability reports for the three customers, dated for the year ended December 31, using the activity costs in (2). The reports should disclose the gross profit and operating income associated with each customer.
Shrute Inc. | |||
Customer Profitability Report | |||
For the Year Ended December 31 | |||
The Warehouse | Kosmo Co. | Supply Universe | |
Revenues | $ | $ | $ |
Cost of goods sold | |||
Gross profit | $ | $ | $ |
Selling and administrative activities: | |||
Customer service | $ | $ | $ |
Sales order processing | |||
Advertising support | |||
Total selling and administrative activities | $ | ||
Operating income | $ | $ | $ |