Calculate the unit cost of a production order


The controller for Tulsa Photographic Supply company has established the following activity cost pool and cost drivers

Activity cost pool budgeted overhead cost

machine setup.................     $250,000
Material handling..............        75,000
Hazardous waste control........   25,000
Quality control................         75,000
Other overhead costs..........    200,000

Total.......................             $625,000

Cost Driver Budgeted level forcost pool rate driver

Number of setups..........    125 $2,000 per setup
Weight of raw material...... 37,000 lb $2 per pound
Weight of hazardous........  5000 lb $5 per pound
Number of inspection.......  1,000 $75 per inspection
Machine hours..........         20,000 $10 per machine hr

Problem 1. Calculate the unit cost of a production order for 100 specially coated plates used in film development. In addition to direct material costing $120 per plate and direct labor costing $40 pr plate, the order requires following:

Machine setup...........................  3

Raw material............................. 900 punds

Hazardous materials....................300 pounds

Inspection..............................     3

Machine hours...........................   50

Problem 2. Build a spreadsheet: Construct an excel spreadsheet to solve the proceeding requirements. Show how the solution will change if the data given in the prceding problem would change as follows: the overhead associated with machine setup is $375,000, and there ae 500 inspections budgeted.

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