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PLEASE ANSWER ONLY # 11, 12, 14 as on the pictures bellow and only the parts that are wrong. Thank you. Genuine Spice Inc. began
PLEASE ANSWER ONLY # 11, 12, 14 as on the pictures bellow and only the parts that are wrong. Thank you.
Genuine Spice Inc. began operations on January 1 of the current year. The company produces eight- ounce bottles of hand and body lotion called Eternal Beauty. The lotion is sold wholesale in 12-bottle cases for $100 per case. There is a selling commission of $20 per case. The January direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead costs are as follows:
DIRECT MATERIALS | ||||
Cost Behavior | Units per Case | Cost per Unit | Cost per Case | |
Cream base | Variable | 100 oz. | $0.02 | $ 2.00 |
Natural oils | Variable | 30 oz. | 0.30 | 9.00 |
Bottle (8-oz.) | Variable | 12 bottles | 0.50 | 6.00 |
You are in Column DIRECT MATERIALS | You are in Column DIRECT MATERIALS Cost Behavior | You are in Column DIRECT MATERIALS Units per Case | You are in Column DIRECT MATERIALS Cost per Unit | $17.00You are in Column DIRECT MATERIALS Cost per Case |
DIRECT LABOR | ||||
Department | Cost Behavior | Time per Case | Labor Rate per Hour | Cost per Case |
Mixing | Variable | 20 min. | $18.00 | $6.00 |
Filling | Variable | 5 | 14.40 | 1.20 |
You are in Column DIRECT LABOR Department | You are in Column DIRECT LABOR Cost Behavior | 25 min.You are in Column DIRECT LABOR Time per Case | You are in Column DIRECT LABOR Labor Rate per Hour | $7.20You are in Column DIRECT LABOR Cost per Case |
FACTORY OVERHEAD | ||
Cost Behavior | Total Cost | |
Utilities | Mixed | $600 |
Facility lease | Fixed | 14,000 |
Equipment depreciation | Fixed | 4,300 |
Supplies | Fixed | 660 |
You are in Column FACTORY OVERHEAD | You are in Column FACTORY OVERHEAD Cost Behavior | $19,560You are in Column FACTORY OVERHEAD Total Cost |
Part ABreak-Even Analysis
The management of Genuine Spice Inc. wants to determine the number of cases required to break even per month. The utilities cost, which is part of factory overhead, is a mixed cost. The following information was gathered from the first six months of operation regarding this cost:
Case Production | Utility Total Cost | |
January | 500 | $600 |
February | 800 | 660 |
March | 1,200 | 740 |
April | 1,100 | 720 |
May | 950 | 690 |
June | You are in Column Case Production1,025 | You are in Column Utility Total Cost705 |
Required-Part A: | |
1. | Determine the fixed Costs that tend to remain the same in amount, regardless of variations in the level of activity. and variableCosts that vary in total dollar amount as the level of activity changes. portion of the utility cost using the high-lowA technique that uses the highest and lowest total costs as a basis for estimating the variable cost per unit and the fixed cost component of a mixed cost. method. |
2. | Determine the contribution margin Sales less variable costs and variable selling and administrative expenses. per case. |
3. | Determine the fixed costs per month, including the utility fixed cost from part (1). |
4. | Determine the break-even number of cases per month. |
Part BAugust Budgets
During July of the current year, the management of Genuine Spice Inc. asked the controller to prepare August manufacturing and income statement budgets. Demand was expected to be 1,500 cases at $100 per case for August. Inventory planning information is provided as follows:
Finished Goods Inventory:
Cases | Cost | |
Estimated finished goods inventory, August 1 | 300 | $12,000 |
Desired finished goods inventory, August 31 | You are in Column Cases175 | You are in Column Cost7,000 |
Materials Inventory:
Cream Base | Oils | Bottles | |
(oz.) | (oz.) | (bottles) | |
Estimated materials inventory, August 1 | 250 | 290 | 600 |
You are in Column (oz.)Desired materials inventory, August 31 | You are in Column Cream Base (oz.)1,000 | You are in Column Oils (bottles)360 | You are in Column Bottles240 |
There was negligible work in process inventory assumed for either the beginning or end of the month; thus, none was assumed. In addition, there was no change in the cost per unit or estimated units per case operating data from January.
Required-Part B: | |||
5. | Prepare the August production budget.* | ||
6. | Prepare the August direct materials purchases budget.* | ||
7. | Prepare the August direct labor cost budget. Round the hours required for production to the nearest hour.* | ||
8. | Prepare the August factory overhead cost budget. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. (Entries of zero (0) will be cleared automatically by CNOW.)* | ||
9. | Prepare the August budgeted income statement, including selling expenses. NOTE: Because you are not required to prepare a cost of goods sold budget, the cost of goods sold calculations will be part of the budgeted income statement.*
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Part CAugust Variance Analysis
During September of the current year, the controller was asked to perform variance analyses for August. The January operating data provided the standard prices, rates, times, and quantities per case. There were 1,500 actual cases produced during August, which was 250 more cases than planned at the beginning of the month. Actual data for August were as follows:
Actual Direct Materials | ||
Price per Unit | Quantity per Case | |
Cream base | $0.016 per oz. | 102 oz. |
Natural oils | $0.32 per oz. | 31 oz. |
You are in Column Price per UnitBottle (8-oz.) | You are in Column Actual Direct Materials Quantity per Case$0.42 per bottle | You are in Column Actual Direct Materials12.5 bottles |
Actual Direct | Actual Direct Labor | |
Labor Rate | Time per Case | |
Mixing | $18.20 | 19.50 min. |
You are in Column Labor RateFilling | You are in Column Actual Direct Time per Case14.00 | You are in Column Actual Direct Labor5.60 min. |
Actual variable overhead | $305.00 |
Normal volume | 1,600 cases |
The prices of the materials were different from standard due to fluctuations in market prices. The standard quantity of materials used per case was an ideal standard. The Mixing Department used a higher grade labor classification during the month, thus causing the actual labor rate to exceed standard. The Filling Department used a lower grade labor classification during the month, thus causing the actual labor rate to be less than standard
Required-Part C: | |
10. | Determine and interpret the direct materials price and quantity variances for the three materials. |
11. | Determine and interpret the direct labor rate and time variances for the two departments. Round hours to the nearest tenth of an hour. |
12. | Determine and interpret the factory overhead controllable variance. |
13. | Determine and interpret the factory overhead volume variance. |
14. | Why are the standard direct labor and direct materials costs in the calculations for parts (10) and (11) based on the actual 1,500-case production volume rather than the planned 1,375 cases of production used in the budgets for parts (6) and (7)? |
Amount Descriptions -Part A | |
Controllable variance | |
Equipment depreciation | |
Facility lease | |
Supplies | |
Utilities | |
Volume variance |
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