Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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Chapter 14, Problem 23E
Coyle Pharmaceuticals produces two organic chemicals (Org AB and Org XY) used in the production of two of its most wide-selling anti-cancer drugs. The controller and environmental manager have identified the following environmental activities and costs associated with the two products:
Required:
- 1. Calculate the environmental cost per pound for each product. Which of the two products appears to cause the most degradation to the environment?
- 2. In which environmental category would you classify excessive use of materials and energy?
- 3. Suppose that the toxin releases cause health problems for those who live near the chemical plant. The costs, due to missed work and medical treatments, are estimated at $2,025,000 per year. How would assignment of these costs change the unit cost? Should they be assigned?
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Org AB
Org XY
Pounds produced
7,500,000
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Packaging materials (pounds)
2,250,000
1,125,000
Energy usage (kilowatt-hours)
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375,000
Toxin releases (pounds into air)
1,875,000
375,000
Pollution control (machine hours)
300,000
75,000
Costs of activities:
Using packaging materials
$3,375,000
Using energy
900,000
Releasing toxins (fines)
450,000
Operating pollution control equipment
1,050,000
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Chapter 14 Solutions
Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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