I solved Question 1-10, so I want to know 11-13! And could you tell me if I wrong in 1-10?? I attached my answer sheet.

CORTLAND MANUFACTURING, INC.

We constantly seem to be pricing ourselves out of some markets and not charging enough in others.Our pricing policy is pretty simple: we mark up our full manufacturing cost by 50%.That means a computer that costs us $2,000 to manufacture will sell for $3,000.Until now I thought this was a workable approach, but now I'm not so sure.

Steve Works, CEO, Cortland Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI)

Steve's Controller, Sally Nomer, had just told him that she believed the computers might be priced inappropriately.Steve continued:

When I was at Leland [School of Management] I focused most of my attention on operations and marketing, convinced that those were the keys to my successful career.Cost accounting was boring and not relevant.But now my accountant is telling me that I need to think about a new way to assign manufacturing overhead to products, and I don't even know where to start!I never dreamed that some day my career would come to this.I wish I'd paid more attention to those classes so I could understand what is going on here.I'm lost.

BACKGROUND

CMI manufactures several different models of computers, distributed to retail outlets throughout the 50 states.The company is proud of the user-friendly computers it produces, in particular their graphics capability.CMI claims the superb graphics are what distinguish its products from competitors.

CMI purchases raw materials in components and subassemblies made to its specifications from a very small group of highly reliable suppliers.It uses a single facility to house both manufacturing facility and administrative and sales offices.The factory workers operate three kinds of machines.Inspecting machines check the raw materials and test components and subassemblies to assure they are working to specifications.Soldering machines solder various components as necessary.Finally assembly machines put all the components and subassemblies together into finished computers.The processes can vary by computer model.

Depreciation, maintenance and repairs on the three types of machines account for about 40% of CMI's overhead cost.The remainder of the overhead is made up of labor involved in receiving and handling the raw materials, adjusting and setting up machines for each new batch of computers, and inspecting and packing finished computers for shipping.Additional costs include insurance and depreciation on handling equipment, supplies, and utilities.The actual manufacturing effort (soldering, inspecting and assembly) is primarily automated, so CMI uses very little direct labor.The company also operates on a lean production model, so almost no inventories exist at the end of any period.

Most of the computers are sold in large orders to national electronic chains.However, the Cortland 2000 is not such a machine.It represents a recent effort by CMI to enter the scientific computing market.The quantity manufactured and sold of this machine is expected to be much lower than other models even when it gains its hoped-for market share.Fewer customers exist for this more sophisticated, powerful, high-priced machine.Nonetheless, Mr. Works has believed from the conception of this product that, when all manufacturing costs were considered, the Cortland 2000 would contribute a reasonable amount to CMI's selling and administrative costs and profit.The name recognition it brought in its elite community should enhance sales of the more generally used computers.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CMI budgeted direct labor costs for 2010 at $60,000,000.Based on expected sales, the company estimated that raw material purchased and used would be $300,000,000.Manufacturing overhead was budgeted at $196,000,000.It is currently allocated to production on the basis of machine hours (MH).As mentioned above, computers are priced at full production cost plus a mark-up of 50%.

EXHIBIT 1 shows the expected direct manufacturing costs for two of the company's computers.The Cortland 1000 is a very popular computer with a large production and sales volume.By contrast, the Cortland 2000, described above, is a state-of-the-art scientific computer with several special features.In particular, the Cortland 2000

1. Uses a new processing chip imported from Sweden.
2. Has special patented random access memory (RAM) that gives it extremely high input/output speed.
3. Is manufactured in very small batches to assure uniform quality from one computer to the next, to satisfy the users of the machines who have very high expectations for the performance of the machines they purchase.

Mr. Works' concerns arose when Ms. Nomer told him that she thought the company's traditional overhead allocation system was providing misleading cost information about the different types of products.She developed an analysis of the 2010 manufacturing overhead costs, shown in EXHIBIT 2.She classified the overhead costs described above into activities.She also gathered data, shown in EXHIBIT 3, for the 2010 production of the Cortland 1000 and the Cortland 2000.Mr. Works commented on the data:

I don't know quite what to make of all this.Clearly I need some further explanation and analysis.I guess what I really need is some sense of what is the true manufacturing cost of each computer.I thought I knew that, but I didn't really.Even though we cannot at this point change prices for 2010, we at least need to know if we're covering full production cost on the Cortland 2000 and have something left to contribute to the company's selling, general and administrative expenses.I thought this was so, but now ... well, I'm not so sure.We'd better figure this out before we begin our budget cycle for 2011.Maybe I need to go back to school!

1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate the company is currently using. (Where should you look for the machine hours?) Sol) Inspect raw materials Inspection hours Solder parts Soldering hours Assemble computers Assembly hours Total machine hours Total manufacturing overheads= 196,000,000 200,000 200,000 100,000 500,000 Overhead rate per machine hour= 196,000,000/500,000 = $392 per hour 2. Using the information from the exhibits and Q1, calculate the manufacturing cost of ONE Cortland 1000 and ONE Cortland 2000. Sol) Cortland 1000 Cortland 2000 Direct Material $1,000 $2,500 Direct Labor $200 $400 Manufacturing overhead 392*5= $1960 392*4= $1568 Total manufacturing cost per unit $3160 $4468 ** MfgOH time: RM inspection time + Soldering time + Assembly time 5, 4 3. Calculate the selling price, under the current system, of ONE Cortland 1000 and ONE Cortland 2000. Sol) Total Manufacturing cost Add: mark up 50% of cost Selling Price per unit Cortland 1000 $3160 $1580 $4740 Cortland 2000 $4468 $2234 $6702 4. Next, you are going to begin to analyze the ABC system. In order to do this, however, your study of Exhibits 2 and 3 should have told you that you are going to have to convert the information the company currently measures into the information you need for the ABC analysis. First, how many raw material orders did the company receive for each model? Sol) Number of computers Size of order Number of Orders Cortland 1000 20,000 10,000 2 Cortland 2000 5,000 500 10 5. How many batches of each model did the company pack and ship? Sol) Number of computers Size of Batch Number of Batches pack & ship Cortland 1000 20,000 5000 4 Cortland 2000 5,000 100 50 6. How many machine setups does Cortland do for each model? Sol) Cortland 1000 Number of Batches pack & ship 4 Number of Machine setup per batch 5 Total number of Machine Setups 20 7. Calculate a rate for each activity in Exhibit 2. Sol) Budgeted cost / Budgeted activity Receive/handle raw material $90,000,000/200 Adjust/set up machines $12,000,000/2000 Inspect, pack, ship computers $60,000,000/500 Inspect raw materials $10,000,000/200,000 Solder parts $12,000,000/200,000 Assemble computers $12,000,000/100,000 Cortland 2000 50 6 300 Activity Rate $450,000 $6,000 $120,000 $50 $60 $120 8. Use the rates calculated in Q7 to apply overhead to each product line: Cortland 1000 and 2000. Sol) Applied Overhead Cortland 1000 Cortland 2000 Receive/handle raw material 2*$450,000= $900,000 10*$450,000= $4,500,000 Adjust/set up machines 20*$6,000= $120,000 300*$6,000= $1,800,000 Inspect, pack, ship computers 4*$120,000= $480,000 50*$120,000= $6,000,000 Inspect raw materials 20,000*$50= $1,000,000 10,000*$50= $500,000 Solder parts 60,000*$60= $3,600,000 5,000*$60= $300,000 Assemble computers 20,000*$120= $2,400,000 5,000*$120= $600,000 Total Overhead $8,500,000 $13,700,000 9. Calculate the overhead per computer for a Cortland 1000 and a Cortland 2000. Sol) Overhead Cost Cortland 1000 Cortland 2000 Receive/handle raw material 2*$450,000= $900,000 10*$450,000= $4,500,000 Adjust/set up machines 20*$6,000= $120,000 300*$6,000= $1,800,000 Inspect, pack, ship computers 4*$120,000= $480,000 50*$120,000= $6,000,000 Inspect raw materials 20,000*$50= $1,000,000 10,000*$50= $500,000 Solder parts 60,000*$60= $3,600,000 5,000*$60= $300,000 Assemble computers 20,000*$120= $2,400,000 5,000*$120= $600,000 Total Overhead $8,500,000 $13,700,000 Number of Computers 20,000 5,000 Overhead Rate per computer $425 $2,740 10. Calculate the manufacturing cost of ONE Cortland 1000 and ONE Cortland 2000 using ABC overhead allocation. Sol) Cortland 1000 Cortland 2000 Direct Material $1,000 $2,500 Direct Labor $200 $400 Manufacturing overhead $425 $2,740 Total manufacturing cost per unit $1,625 $5,640 11. Show how the company would determine a selling price for each model under the ABC system. 12. Should Mr. Works adopt an ABC system for internal analysis? Your answer should address the question very specifically to this case - no generalities about ABC from the book. It should contain two points in favor of ABC, and two drawbacks that he should be aware of. 13. Mr. Works is also concerned about future product development. They have several new models under development at this time. If an ABC system is used, list two characteristics of a new model that will make it more costly to manufacture.