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(Not a repeat question.)Chuck's Guitar makes Traditional acoustic guitars and Concert Quality guitars. Both use essentially the same manufacturing processes: A guitar neck is cut
(Not a repeat question.)Chuck's Guitar makes Traditional acoustic guitars and Concert Quality guitars. Both use essentially the same manufacturing processes:
- A guitar neck is cut to shape from a wooden blank using an automated milling machine and enters the assembly area.
(not the focus of this problem.)
- Plywood is cut in shapes that will ultimately form the figure-8-shaped box. Both guitar types use the same amount of plywood and are cut in the same way in this activity, but the Concert Quality guitar uses much higher quality plywood that is purchased in smaller quantities.
- The cut plywood is shaped and glued into the traditional figure-8-shaped box, and the neck is added. The assembled guitar is finish-sanded.
- Assembled guitars are moved to another area for finishing.
- After assembly processes are complete, the assembly area is set-up (cleaned) for the next batch to start production.
- All laborers earn $10 per hour and do not work when guitars are not being made.
The assembly activities typically take the same amount of labor time per guitar for both types of guitar (about one labor hour per guitar.)
Expected annual indirect costs for assembly activities: Assembly Activities include cutting the plywood for the box, shaping, gluing, attaching the milled neck, and sanding.
Activities | |
Plywood purchasing | $2,400 |
Plywood cutting | $6,000 |
Shape, Glue and Sand Guitar | $18,000 |
Setup of assembly area | $2,100 |
Total | $28,500 |
Other information expected for the year:
Traditional | Concert Quality | |
Annual Production | 400 guitars | 200 guitars |
Quantity of Wooden Blanks Milled | 408 blanks | 206 blanks |
Milling Machine Hours | 204 hours | 154.5 hours |
Batch size for production | 50 guitars | 10 guitar |
Total Number of Plywood Purchase Orders | 20 orders | 40 orders |
Total Direct Labor Hours @ 10/hr. (activities do not include Direct labor costs) | 400 hours | 200 hours |
Total Direct Materials/guitar | $56 each | $80 each |
Identify the appropriate driver and calculate the application rate for each of the following costs using ABC:
Activity | Cost Driver | Cost Driver Rate | |
Plywood purchasing | $2,400 | ||
Plywood cutting | $6,000 | ||
Shape, Glue and Sand Guitar | $18,000 | ||
Setup of Production area | $2,100 |
The rate for plywood cutting, using # of guitars as the cost driver for the activity is:
Group of answer choices
$10/guitar for either type of guitar
$15/guitar for traditional
$30/guitar for concert
$214.00/batch of guitars for either type of guitar
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