Abbott Business Services (ABS) generated revenue of $653,800 processing accounts payable and payroll transactions for clients. ABS reports the following information about resources in two functions: Resources used Process transactions Administer accounts Resources supplied Process transactions Administer accounts Cost Driver Rate $ 0.008 per transaction $ 525 per account $ 226,000 $ 296,000 Required: a. Compute the cost of unused resource capacity at Abbott Business Services. b. Prepare a traditional income statement. c. Prepare an activity-based income statement. Cost Driver Volume 17,540,000 transactions 446 accounts
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- Customers as a Cost Object Morrisom National Bank has requested an analysis of checking account profitability by customer type. Customers are categorized according to the size of their account: low balances, medium balances, and high balances. The activities associated with the three different customer categories and their associated annual costs are as follows: Additional data concerning the usage of the activities by the various customers are also provided: Required: (Note: Round answers to two decimal places.) 1. Calculate a cost per account per year by dividing the total cost of processing and maintaining checking accounts by the total number of accounts. What is the average fee per month that the bank should charge to cover the costs incurred because of checking accounts? 2. Calculate a cost per account by customer category by using activity rates. 3. Currently, the bank offers free checking to all of its customers. The interest revenues average 90 per account; however, the interest revenues earned per account by category are 80, 100, and 165 for the low-, medium-, and high-balance accounts, respectively. Calculate the average profit per account (average revenue minus average cost from Requirement 1). Then calculate the profit per account by using the revenue per customer type and the unit cost per customer type calculated in Requirement 2. 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION After the analysis in Requirement 3, a vice president recommended eliminating the free checking feature for low-balance customers. The bank president expressed reluctance to do so, arguing that the low-balance customers more than made up for the loss through cross-sales. He presented a survey that showed that 50% of the customers would switch banks if a checking fee were imposed. Explain how you could verify the presidents argument by using ABC.Service department charges In divisional income statements prepared for Demopolis Company, the Payroll Department costs are charged back to user divisions on the basis of the number of payroll distributions, and the Purchasing Department costs are charged back on the basis of the number of purchase requisitions. The Payroll Department had expenses of 64,560, and the Purchasing Department had expenses of 40,000 for the year. The following annual data for Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions were obtained from corporate records: A. Determine the total amount of payroll checks and purchase requisitions processed per year by the company and each division. B. Using the cost driver information in (A), determine the annual amount of payroll and purchasing costs allocated to the Residential, Commercial, and Government Contract divisions from payroll and purchasing services. C. Why does the Residential Division have a larger support department allocation than the other two divisions, even though its sales are lower?Profit center responsibility reporting On-Demand Sports Co. operates two divisions—the Action Sports Division and the Team Sports Division. The following income and expense accounts were provided as of November 30. 20Y1, the end of the current fiscal year, after all adjustments, including those for inventories, were recorded The bases to be used in allocating expenses, together with other essential information, are as follows a.Advertising expense—incurred al headquarters, charged back to divisions on the basis of usage: Action Sports Division. $1,200,000; Team Sports Division, $1,800,000. b. Transportation expense—charged hack lo divisions at a charge rale of $18.50 per bill of lading: Action Sports Division, 14.000 bills of lading; Team Sports Division. 21.400 bills of lading. C. Accounts receivable collection expense—incurred al headquarters, charged back to divisions at a charge rate of $9-00 per invoice: Action Sports Division. 32.000 sales invoices; Team Sports Division, 12.500 sales invoices. d. Warehouse expense—charged back to divisions on the basis of floor space used in storing division products: Action Sports Division. 120.000 square feet; Team Sports Division. 80.000 square feet. Prepare divisional income statements with two column headings: Action Sports Division and Team Sports Division. Provide supporting schedules for determining service department charges.
- Ellerson Company provided the following information for the last calendar year: During the year, direct materials purchases amounted to 278,000, direct labor cost was 189,000, and overhead cost was 523,000. During the year, 100,000 units were completed. Refer to Exercise 2.21. Last calendar year, Ellerson recognized revenue of 1,312,000 and had selling and administrative expenses of 204,600. Required: 1. What is the cost of goods sold for last year? 2. Prepare an income statement for Ellerson for last year.BluStar Company has two service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Administration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows. Administration Accounting domestic International Employees – 21 36 43 Transactions 32,000 – 21,000 84,000 Department direct costs 360,000 140,000 $ 935,000 $ 3,730,000 Required: a. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the direct method.b. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the step method. Start with Administration.c. Allocate the cost of the service departments to the operating departments using the reciprocal method.Sasha Company allocates the estimated $192,400 of its accounting department costs to its production and sales departments since the accounting department supports the other two departments particularly with regard to payroll and accounts payable functions. The costs will be allocated based on the number of employees using the direct method. Information regarding costs and employees follows: Department Employees Accounting 4 Production 37 Sales 16 How much of the accounting department costs will be allocated to the production?
- Management at C. Pier Press has decided to allocate costs of the paper’s two support departments (administration and human resources) to the two revenue-generating departments (advertising and circulation). Administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of dollars of assets employed; human resources costs are to be allocated on the basis of number of employees. The following costs and allocation bases are available: Department Direct Costs Number of Employees Assets Employeed Administration $1,094,100 14 $541,940 Human resources 689,780 11 408,380 Advertising 1,340,920 17 1,067,360 Circulation 1,893,640 36 2,618,420 Totals $5,018,440 78 $4,636,100 a. Using the direct method, allocate the support department costs to the revenue-generating departments. Amount allocated to Advertising: $______ Amount allocated to Circulation: $______ b. Using your answer to (a), what are the total costs of the revenue-generating departments after the allocations? Advertising total…BluStar Company has two service departments, Administration and Accounting, and two operating departments, Domestic and International. Administration costs are allocated on the basis of employees, and Accounting costs are allocated on the basis of number of transactions. A summary of BluStar operations follows. Administration Accounting Domestic International Employees — 25 15 60 Transactions 50,000 — 10,000 40,000 Department direct costs $ 61,000 $ 22,500 $ 155,000 $ 593,000 BluStar estimates that the cost structure in its operations is as follows. Administration Accounting Domestic International Variable costs $ 23,500 $ 5,200 $ 114,500 $ 425,000 Fixed costs 37,500 17,300 40,500 168,000 Total costs $ 61,000 $ 22,500 $ 155,000 $ 593,000 Avoidable fixed costs $ 9,750 $ 4,000 $ 18,000 $ 114,000 Required: a. If BluStar outsources the Administration Department, what is…Following items belong to the revenue, expenditure, human resources/payroll, production, or financing cycle. Classify each item based on the cycle it belongs to. a. Pay pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) payroll taxes b. Send material requisition to inventory c. Issue stock to investors d. Borrow money from the bank to purchase a new factory e. Complete receiving report f. Appoint replacement purchasing clerk g. Measure employee performance using a performance management system h. Choose suitable supplier of raw materials i. Ensure employees are up to date with the latest tax provisions j. Record personal and tax information for new employees