ACCOUNTING,CHAP.1-13
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.3CP
Factory overhead rate
Salvo Inc., a specialized equipment manufacturer, uses a
Our accounting system doesn’t make any sense to me. It tells me that every labor hour carries an additional burden of$ 1,500. This means that direct labor makes up only 6% of our total product cost, yet it drives all our costs.
In addition, these rates give my design engineers incentives to “design out” direct labor by using machine technology. Yet, over the past years as we have had less and less direct labor, the overhead rate keeps going up and up. I won’t be surprised if next year the rate is $2,000 per direct labor hour. I’m also concerned because small errors in our estimates of the direct labor content can have a large impact on our estimated costs. Just a 30-minute error in our estimate of assembly time is worth $750. Small mistakes in our direct labor time estimates really swing our bids around. I think this puts us at a disadvantage when we are going after business.
1. What is the engineer's concern about the overhead rate going “up and up”?
2. What did the engineer mean about the large overhead rate being a disadvantage when placing bids and seeking new business?
3. What do you think is a possible solution?
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Production monitoring Number of batches 20 40,000
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The cost accountant of L. Rosales, Inc. is considering to use the ABC system in determining the cost of its products. At present, the company uses the traditional costing systems wherein factory overhead costs are allocated based on direct labor hours. This cost accountant believes that the present system may be providing misleading cost information, hence, the plan to change to ABC system.
For the coming period, the company is planning to use 5,000 direct labor hours, and its total budgeted factory overhead amounts to P 90,000, broken down as follows:
Activity Cost Driver Budgeted Activity Budgeted Cost
Sets up cost Number of set ups 40 P 20,000
Production monitoring Number of batches 20 40,000
Quality control Number of inspections 1,000 30,000
Total overhead…
Chapter 19 Solutions
ACCOUNTING,CHAP.1-13
Ch. 19 - a. Name two principal types of cost accounting...Ch. 19 - What kind of firm would use a job order cost...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3DQCh. 19 - Prob. 4DQCh. 19 - What is a job cost sheet?Ch. 19 - Prob. 6DQCh. 19 - Discuss how the predetermined factory overhead...Ch. 19 - a. How is a predetermined factory overhead rate...Ch. 19 - a. What is (1) overapplied factory overhead and...Ch. 19 - Describe how a job order cost system can be used...
Ch. 19 - Issuance of materials On April 6, Almerinda...Ch. 19 - Issuance of materials On August 4, Rothchild...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.2APECh. 19 - Direct labor costs During August, Rothchild...Ch. 19 - Factory overhead costs During April, Almerinda...Ch. 19 - Factory overhead costs During August, Rothchild...Ch. 19 - Applying factory overhead Almerinda Company...Ch. 19 - Applying factory overhead Rothchild Company...Ch. 19 - Job costs At the end of April, Almerinda Company...Ch. 19 - Job costs At the end of August, Rothchild Company...Ch. 19 - Cost of goods sold Hosmer Company completed...Ch. 19 - Cost of goods sold Skeleton Company completed...Ch. 19 - Transactions in a job order cost system Five...Ch. 19 - Cost flow relationships The following information...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.3EXCh. 19 - Entry for issuing materials Materials issued for...Ch. 19 - Entries for materials Eclectic Ergonomics Company...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.6EXCh. 19 - Entry for factory labor costs The weekly time...Ch. 19 - Entries for direct labor and factory overhead Dash...Ch. 19 - Factory overhead rates, entries, and account...Ch. 19 - Predetermined factory overhead rate Spring Street...Ch. 19 - Predetermined factory overhead rate Poehling...Ch. 19 - Entry for jobs completed; cost of unfinished jobs...Ch. 19 - Entries for factory costs and jobs completed Old...Ch. 19 - Financial statements of a manufacturing firm The...Ch. 19 - Decision making with job order costs Alvarez...Ch. 19 - Decision making with job order costs Raneri...Ch. 19 - Job order cost accounting for a Service company...Ch. 19 - Job order cost accounting for a service company...Ch. 19 - Entries for costs in a job order cost system...Ch. 19 - Entries and schedules for unfinished jobs and...Ch. 19 - Job order cost sheet Remnant Carpet Company sells...Ch. 19 - Analyzing manufacturing cost accounts Fire Rock...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.5APRCh. 19 - Entries for costs in a job order cost system Royal...Ch. 19 - Entries and schedules for unfinished Jobs and...Ch. 19 - Job order cost sheet Stretch and Trim Carpet...Ch. 19 - Analyzing manufacturing cost accounts Clapton...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.5BPRCh. 19 - Managerial analysis The controller of the plant of...Ch. 19 - Job order decision making and rate deficiencies...Ch. 19 - Factory overhead rate Salvo Inc., a specialized...Ch. 19 - Prob. 19.4CPCh. 19 - Prob. 19.5CP
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