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    Jan 29, 2012, 02:55 PM
    Activity based costing
    Silicon Optics has supplied the following data for use in its activity-based costing system:

    Overhead Costs
    Wages and salaries $ 347,000
    Other overhead costs 194,000

    Total overhead costs $ 541,000



    Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Total Activity
    Direct labor support Number of direct labor-hours 9,500 DLHs
    Order processing Number of orders 550 orders
    Customer support Number of customers 65 customers
    Other This is an organization-sustaining activity Not applicable


    Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities
    Direct Labor Support Order Processing Customer Support Other Total
    Wages and salaries 10 % 30 % 20 % 40 % 100 %
    Other overhead costs 25 % 10 % 20 % 45 % 100 %

    During the year, Silicon Optics completed an order for a special optical switch for a new customer, Indus Telecom. This customer did not order any other products during the year. Data concerning that order follow:

    Data Concerning the Indus Telecom Order
    Selling price $ 340 per unit
    Units ordered 100 units
    Direct materials $ 268 per unit
    Direct labor-hours 1 DLH per unit
    Direct labor rate $ 26 per DLH

    Required:
    1.
    Prepare a report showing the first-stage allocations of overhead costs to the activity cost pools. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    Direct Labor
    Support Order
    Processing Customer
    Support Other Totals
    Wages and salaries $ $ $ $ $
    Other overhead costs

    Total cost $ $ $ $ $


    2.
    Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    Activity Cost Pools Activity Rate
    Direct labor support $ per DLH
    Order processing $ per order
    Customer support $ per customer

    3.
    Compute the overhead costs for the order from Indus Telecom, including customer support costs. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    Activity Cost Pool ABC Cost
    Direct labor support $
    Order processing
    Customer support

    Total $


    4.
    Prepare a report showing the customer margin for Indus Telecom. (Input all amounts as positive values except losses which should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

    Indus Telecom
    Customer Margin—ABC Analysis
    $
    Costs:
    $





    Customer margin

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