An analysis of the profitability of a particular customer


Updraft Systems, Inc., makes paragliders for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard paraglider model, but also makes custom-designed paragliders. Management has designed an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates

  Activity Cost Pool        Activity Rate
  Supporting direct labor $ 20 per direct labor-hour
  Order processing $ 182 per order
  Custom designing $ 251 per custom design
  Customer service $ 422 per customer

 Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Eagle Wings, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:

 


Standard
Model
Custom
Design
  Number of gliders
14
2
  Number of orders
2
2
  Number of custom designs
0
2
  Direct labor-hours per glider
29.50
33
  Selling price per glider $ 1,650 $ 2,330
  Direct materials cost per glider $ 448 $ 566

The company's direct labor rate is $22 per hour.
Required:

Using the company's activity-based costing system, compute the customer margin of Eagle Wings.

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