Part 1 of the assignment requires you to determine the cost of a unit of coffee (Mona Loa and Malaysian) using the traditional overhead allocation method. A unit of coffee is a one pound bag. The unit cost will include direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead (as determined using the predetermined overhead rate). You NEED to use Excel formulas whenever possible. Basically, the only time you will not use formulas is when you enter given information. Part 2 of the assignment requires you to determine the cost of a unit of coffee (Mona Loa and Malaysian) using the activity-based costing method. As with the traditional method, you will need to show direct materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead (as determined using ABC). Once again, use formulas wherever you can. Part 2A is a comparison of both methods. Link the numbers to Parts 1 and 2 whenever possible. Show a side-by-side comparison of unit product costs calculated under each method (show the unit product cost of each type of coffee using both traditional and ABC costing). Unit product costs include direct materials, direct labor andd manufacturing overhead costs on a per unit basis. Further, determine the changes in the profit margins for each bag of coffee under both methods (the sales price mark up % is given below). How much was the company losing per bag of the Malaysian coffee under the Traditional Method? Remember to use formulas Part 3 requires you to write a memo on your findings. The memo should be addressed to the president of Coffee Bean, Inc. The tone and format of the memo should be professional. Make recommendations based on your findings. Point out what caused differences between the two methods. Also, point out any potential problems you see with your recommendations (hint: see the part of the chapter on the limitations of ABC) The memo should be less than 300 words. Presidents don't like to read long memos! Part 1 of the assignment requires you to determine the cost of a unit of coffee (Mona Loa and Malaysian) using the traditional overhead allocation method. A unit of coffee is a one pound bag. The unit cost will include direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead (as determined using the predetermined overhead rate). You NEED to use Excel formulas whenever possible. Basically, the only time you will not use formulas is when you enter given information. Part 2 of the assignment requires you to determine the cost of a unit of coffee (Mona Loa and Malaysian) using the activity-based costing method. As with the traditional method, you will need to show direct materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead (as determined using ABC). Once again, use formulas wherever you can. Part 2A is a comparison of both methods. Link the numbers to Parts 1 and 2 whenever possible. Show a side-by-side comparison of unit product costs calculated under each method (show the unit product cost of each type of coffee using both traditional and ABC costing). Unit product costs include direct materials, direct labor andd manufacturing overhead costs on a per unit basis. Further, determine the changes in the profit margins for each bag of coffee under both methods (the sales price mark up % is given below). How much was the company losing per bag of the Malaysian coffee under the Traditional Method? Remember to use formulas Part 3 requires you to write a memo on your findings. The memo should be addressed to the president of Coffee Bean, Inc. The tone and format of the memo should be professional. Make recommendations based on your findings. Point out what caused differences between the two methods. Also, point out any potential problems you see with your recommendations (hint: see the part of the chapter on the limitations of ABC) The memo should be less than 300 words. Presidents don't like to read long memos
