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Anderson & Little is an advertising agency. The firm uses a job cost system in which each client is a different “job.” Anderson & Little traces direct labor, software licensing costs, and travel costs directly to each job (client). The company allocates indirect costs to jobs based on a predetermined indirect cost allocation rate based on direct labor hours.
At the beginning of the current year, managing partner Trang Anderson prepared a budget:
| Direct labor hours (professional) | 17,100 hours |
| Direct labor costs (professional) | $2,052,000 |
| Support staff salaries | $ 160,000 |
| Rent and utilities | $ 48,000 |
| Supplies | $ 461,300 |
| Lease payments on computer hardware | $ 66,000 |
During January of the current year, Anderson & Little served several clients. Records for two clients appear here:
| DreamVacation.com | Port Armour Golf Resort | |
| Direct labor hours | 750 hours | 30 hours |
| Software licensing costs | $2,500 | $150 |
| Travel costs | $8,000 | $0 |
Requirements
- 1. Compute Anderson & Little’s predetermined indirect cost allocation rate for the current year based on direct labor hours.
- 2. Compute the total cost of each job.
- 3. If Anderson & Little wants to earn profits equal to 20% of sales revenue, how much (what total fee) should it charge each of these two clients?
- 4. Why does Anderson & Little assign costs to jobs?
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1. Which of the following manufacturers is most likely to use a process cost system?
Purse manufacturer
Sports drink manufacturer
Automobile manufacturer
Guitar manufacturer
2. Process and job order cost systems are similar in that both systems _______.
record and summarize product costs
classify product costs as direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead
allocate factory overhead costs to products
All of these choices are correct.
I have the following information: direct materials $250 and total manufacturing cost $700. Overhead applied to jobs at a rate of 200% of direct labor cost. This is for Chapter 2 job costing in managerial accounting. I am supposed to figure out conversion cost, direct labor cost, and manufacturing overhead.
I know the formula for conversion cost= direct labor + manufacturing OH
Prime cost= direct labor + direct materials
How do I figure out direct labor cost with the given information? The learning objective states calcualte predetermined overhead rate, but I do not have estimated manufacturing cost and estimated labor. Can you please help?
Thanks,
Erica Gordon
Learning Outcomes Addressed:
This assessment item addresses the following unit learning outcomes (ULOs) as described in the Unit Outline:
1. Clear understanding of various cost terms, cost behaviour and the role of overhead cost in pricing decisions
2. Ability to apply Activity Based Costing (ABC) techniques to an actual business in order to arrive at the most accurate costing for products.
requirement:
kindly adress these two question in detail. (please avoid any kind of plagorism and copy past and then paraphrasing )
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Managerial Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 1) For which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 3) The amount of manufacturing...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 4) Which of the following is...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 5) Which of the following is...Ch. 3 - (Learning Objective 5) Assuming the amount of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8QCCh. 3 - Prob. 9QCCh. 3 - Prob. 10QC
Ch. 3 - Identify product costs, period costs, and product...Ch. 3 - Decide on product costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine the flow of costs between inventory...Ch. 3 - Understanding key document terms in a job cost...Ch. 3 - Compute a professional billing rate (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.6SECh. 3 - Continuation of S3-6: compute total allocated...Ch. 3 - Continuation of S3-7: determine over- or under...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.9SECh. 3 - Calculate job cost and billing at appliance repair...Ch. 3 - Calculating overallocated or underallocated...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.12SECh. 3 - Record manufacturing labor costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.14SECh. 3 - Prob. 3.15SECh. 3 - Understanding key terms (Learning Objectives 1, 2,...Ch. 3 - Identify type of costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.18AECh. 3 - Determine the cost of a job and use it for pricing...Ch. 3 - Compute a predetermined overhead rate and...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.21AECh. 3 - Prob. 3.22AECh. 3 - Determine the cost of a job (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Compare bid prices under two different allocation...Ch. 3 - Analyze manufacturing overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Record manufacturing overhead (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze T-accounts (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, ...Ch. 3 - Job cost and bid price at a consulting firm...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Identify type of costing system (Learning...Ch. 3 - Understand the flow of costs in a job cost shop...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.33BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.34BECh. 3 - Prob. 3.35BECh. 3 - Sustainability and job costing (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine the cost of a job (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Compare bid prices under two different allocation...Ch. 3 - Analyze manufacturing overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Record manufacturing overhead (Learning Objectives...Ch. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze T-accounts (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, ...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.43BECh. 3 - Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Analyze Manufacturing Overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at an advertising agency (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at a consulting firm (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prepare job cost record (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Determine and record job costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine flow of costs through accounts (Learning...Ch. 3 - Analyze Manufacturing Overhead (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at an advertising agency (Learning...Ch. 3 - Use job costing at a consulting firm (Learning...Ch. 3 - Prepare job cost record (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...Ch. 3 - Determine and record job costs (Learning...Ch. 3 - Determine flow of costs through accounts (Learning...Ch. 3 - Job costing or process costing for wedding...Ch. 3 - Discussion Questions 1. Why would it be...Ch. 3 - Unwrapped or How Its Made Go to www.YouTube.com...Ch. 3 - Ethics involved with choice of cost driver...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.61ACTCh. 3 - Issues with cost of job (Learning Objectives 2, 3,...
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