Assessment -Take Home Exam Case Study Boshi Plant No. 2
Required:
1. Using budget data, how many Apple iPhone 4's would have to have been completed for Boshi Plant No. 2 to break-even in August?
2. Using budget data, what was the total expected cost per unit if all shipping and manufacturing overheads (both variable and fixed) were allocated to planned production? What was the actual cost per unit? Please present your answers in two decimal places.
3. Prepare a flexible budget for 180,000 iPhone 4's and calculate flexible budget variances using actual costs for August.Please round your numbers to the nearest thousand dollars.
4. Calculate(a) material price and usage variances for flash memories, (b) labor rate and usage (efficiency) variances, and (c) the fixed overhead spending variancesforAugust.
Note: You are NOT required to prepare the reconciliation statement.
5. What are some strategies or decisions that Wen Chen should consider in trying to solve the problems with the Apple iPhone 4 contract in the next nine months? How would these change the costs and profitability of Boshi Plant No. 2 and the iPhone 4 contract? Consider applying design-thinking to brainstorm your solutions.
The word limit for your answer to Question 5 is 800 words, excluding references. You are required to use the Harvard system for references.
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