Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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Author: Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen
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Chapter 4, Problem 7CE
Golding Bank provided the following data about its resources and activities for its checking account process:
Required:
- 1. Calculate the capacity cost rate for the checking account process.
- 2. Calculate the activity rates for the four activities. If the total number of statements issued was 20,000, calculate the cost of the issuing statements activity.
- 3. What if process improvements decreased the number of customer inquiries, leading to a 10 percent reduction in check processing hours and a $10,000 reduction in total resource costs? Update all the activity rates for these changes in operating conditions.
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Physical flow of Driver Units
Open new accounts
$50,000
1,000 accounts
Process deposits
36,000
400,000 deposits
Process withdrawals
15,000
200,000 withdrawals
Process loan applications
27,000
900 applications
The above activities are used by the Memorial branch and the University branch:
Memorial
University
New accounts
200
400
Deposits
40,000
20,000
Withdrawals
15,000
18,000
Loan applications
100
160
Refer to Dallas National Bank. What is the cost per driver unit for the deposit activity?
Select one:
a. $30.00
b. $0.09
c. $0.075
d. $50.00
Dallas National Bank had the following activities, traceable costs, and physical flow of driver units:
Activities
Traceable Costs
Physical flow of Driver Units
Open new accounts
$50,000
1,000 accounts
Process deposits
36,000
400,000 deposits
Process withdrawals
15,000
200,000 withdrawals
Process loan applications
27,000
900 applications
The above activities are used by the Memorial branch and the University branch:
Memorial
University
New accounts
200
400
Deposits
40,000
20,000
Withdrawals
15,000
18,000
Loan applications
100
160
Refer to Dallas National Bank. What is the cost per driver unit for new account activity?
Select one:
a. $30.00
b. $0.075
c. $50.00
d. $0.09
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Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)
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