Allocating Selling and Administrative Expenses using Activity-Based Costing Shrute Inc. manufactures office copiers, which are sold to retailers. The price and cost of goods sold for each copier are as follows: Price Cost of goods sold $660 per unit (400) $260 per unit Gross profit In addition, the company incurs selling and administrative expenses of $224,050. The company wishes to assign these costs to its three major retail customers, The Warehouse, Kosmo Co., and Supply Universe. These expenses are related to its three major nonmanufacturing activities: customer service, sales order processing, and advertising support. The advertising support is in the form of advertisements that are placed by Shrute Inc. to support the retailer's sale of Shrute copiers to consumers. The budgeted activity costs and activity bases associated with these activities are: Activity Budgeted Activity Cost Activity Base Number of service requests Customer service Sales order processing Advertising support Number of sales orders $34,250 26,600 163,200 $224,050 Number of ads placed Total activity cost Activity-base usage and unit volume information for the three customers is as follows: The Warehouse Kosmo Co. Supply Universe Total Number of service requests 50 10 250 Number of sales orders 270 950 190 570 90 720 Number of ads placed 110 10 720 20 120 Unit volume 720 2,160 Required: 1. Determine the activity rates for each of the three nonmanufacturing activities. Round to the nearest whole dollar. Activity Rate Customer Service 1 A per serv. req. Sales Order Processing per sls. order A Advertising Support per ad A 2. Determine the activity costs allocated to the three customers, using the activity rates in (1). Activity Costs The Warehouse Kosmo Co. Supply Universe 3. Construct customer profitability reports for the three customers, dated for the year ended December 31, using the activity costs in (2). The reports should disclose the gross profit and operating income associated with each customer. Shrute Inc. Customer Profitability Report For the Year Ended December 31 The Warehouse Kosmo Co. Supply Universe Revenues Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling and administrative activities: Customer service Sales order processing $ Advertising Support per ad 2. Determine the activity costs allocated to the three customers, using the activity rates in (1). Activity Costs The Warehouse 1 A Kosmo Co. A Supply Universe A 3. Construct customer profitability reports for the three customers, dated for the year ended December 31, using the activity costs in (2). The reports should disclose the gross profit and operating income associated with each customer. Shrute Inc. Customer Profitability Report For the Year Ended December 31 The Warehouse Kosmo Co. Supply Universe Revenues Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling and administrative activities: Customer service Sales order processing un in Advertising support mm Total selling and administrative activities $1 Operating income
