In: Accounting
Salty Sensations Snacks Company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period:
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Factory depreciation |
$30,986.00 |
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Indirect labor |
77,464.00 |
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Factory electricity |
7,746.00 |
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Indirect materials |
33,864.00 |
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Selling expenses |
25,300.00 |
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Administrative expenses |
18,300.00 |
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Total costs |
$193,660.00 |
Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case:
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Budgeted Volume (Cases) |
Processing Hours per Case |
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Tortilla chips |
4,000 |
0.23 |
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Potato chips |
4,500 |
0.12 |
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Pretzels |
2,500 |
0.40 |
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Total |
11,000 |
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Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* |
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Use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.*
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a. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
per processing hour
b. Use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. If required, round your answer to the nearest cent.
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Total Factory Overhead |
Per Case Factory Overhead |
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a. | Single plantwide factory overhead rate=Budgeted factory overhead/Budgeted processing hours | |||||||||
Budgeted factory overhead: | ||||||||||
Factory depreciation | 30986 | |||||||||
Indirect labor | 77464 | |||||||||
Factory electricity | 7746 | |||||||||
Indirect materials | 33864 | |||||||||
Total | 150060 | |||||||||
Budgeted processing hours=Budgeted cases*Processing hours per case | ||||||||||
Budgeted Volume ( Cases) |
Processing Hours per Case |
Budgeted Processing Hours |
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4000 | 0.23 | 920 | ||||||||
4500 | 0.12 | 540 | ||||||||
2500 | 0.4 | 1000 | ||||||||
2460 | ||||||||||
Single plantwide factory overhead rate=150060/2460=$ 61 per hour | ||||||||||
b. | Total Factory Overhead=Single plantwide factory overhead rate*Budgeted processing hours | |||||||||
Tortilla chips=61*920=56120 | ||||||||||
Potato chips=61*540=32940 | ||||||||||
Pretzels=61*1000=61000 | ||||||||||
Per case factory overhead=Total factory overhead/Budgeted volume | ||||||||||
Tortilla chips=56120/4000=$ 14.03 per case | ||||||||||
Potato chips=32940/4500=$ 7.32 per case | ||||||||||
Pretzels=61000/2500=$ 24.40 per case | ||||||||||