Fundamentals Of Cost Accounting (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9781259969478
Author: WILLIAM LANEN, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 38E
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Marine Components produces parts for airplanes and ships. The parts are produced to specification by their customers, who pay either a fixed price (the price does not depend directly on the cost of the job) or price equal to recorded cost plus a fixed fee (cost plus). For the upcoming year (year 2), Marine expects only two clients (client 1 and client 2). The work done for client 1 will all be done under fixed-price contracts while the work done for client 2 will all be done under cost-plus contracts.
Manufacturing overhead for year 2 is estimated to be $10 million. Other budgeted data for year 2 include:
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- a. Compute the predetermined rate assuming that Marine Components uses machine-hours to apply overhead.
- b. Compute the predetermined rate assuming that Marine Components uses direct labor cost to apply overhead.
- c. Which allocation base will provide higher income for Marine Components?
- d. Is it ethical to choose an allocation method based on which one leads to higher income for the firm?
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Marine Components produces parts for airplanes and ships. The parts are produced to specification by their customers, who pay either a fixed price (the price does not depend directly on the cost of the job) or price equal to recorded cost plus a fixed fee (cost plus). For the upcoming year (year 2). Marine expects only two clients (client 1 and client 2). The work done for client 1 will all be done under fixed-price contracts while the work done for client 2 will all be done under cost-plus contracts.
The controller at Marine Components chose direct labor cost as the allocation base in year 2, based on what she considered reflected the relation between overhead and direct labor cost. Year 3 is approaching and again the company only expects two clients: client 1 and client 3. Work for client 1 will continue to be billed using fixed-price contracts, and client 3 will be billed based on cost-plus contracts.
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Wanda Instrumentation produces navigational equipment for ships, aircraft (both staffed and drones), and land vehicles. The parts are produced to specification by their customers. Depending on the customer and the type of job, the customer pays according to the terms of either a "fixed-price" contract (the price does not depend directly on the cost of the job) or of a "cost-plus" contract (the price is equal to recorded cost plus a fixed fee). Wanda expects only two clients (Ivanhoe Aviation and Rolf's Shipyard) in Year 2. The work done for Ivanhoe will all be done under cost-plus contracts while the work done for Rolf's will all be done under fixed-price contracts.
Selected budget data for Year 2 include the following:
Ivanhoe Aviation
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Direct labor cost ($000)
$ 660
$ 2,340
Direct materials cost ($000)
1,980
1,620
Manufacturing overhead ($000)
$ 6,480
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Compute the predetermined rate assuming that Wanda Instrumentation uses…
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Fundamentals Of Cost Accounting (6th Edition)
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