In: Accounting
X-TREME Corporation has the following activities: creating bills of materials (BOM), studying manufacturing capabilities, improving manufacturing processes, training employees, and designing tooling. The general ledger accounts reveal the following expenditures for manufacturing engineering:
Salaries | $ 75,000 |
Equipment | 40,000 |
Supplies | 10,000 |
Total | $125,000 |
The equipment is used for two activities: improving processes and
designing tooling. Thirty-five percent of the equipment's time is
used for improving processes and 65 percent is used for designing
tools. The salaries are for two engineers. One is paid $50,000,
while the other earns $25,000. The $50,000 engineer spends 40
percent of his time training employees in new processes and 60
percent of his time on improving processes. The remaining engineer
spends equal time on all activities. Supplies are consumed in the
following proportions:
Creating BOMs | 25% |
Studying capabilities | 10% |
Improving processes | 20% |
Training employees | 25% |
Designing tooling | 20% |
What is the cost assigned to the improving processes activity?
a.$51,000
b.$25,000
c.$250,000
d.$43,750
Answer: A)$51,000
cost assigned to the improving processes activity =$51,000
Working notes for the above answer is as under
1
It was given in the question that The equipment is used for two activities:
improving processes and designing tooling
Thirty-five percent (35%)of the equipment's time is used for improving processes
2
The $50,000 engineer spends 40 percent of his time training employees in new processes and 60 % of his time on improving processes.
3
The remaining engineer spends equal time on all activities.
So its cost will be divided between 5 activity in the ratio of 20% each activity
4
And Supplies are consumed Creating BOMs is 20%
So now we will find cost assigned to the creating improving processes activity as under
cost assigned to the creating improving processes activity
=(35%% of Equipment )+(60% of one engineer)+(20% of remaining engineer cost)+(20% of supply cost)
=(35%x 40,000)+ (60%x50,00)+(20% x 25,000)+(20%x10,000)
=$51,000