Problem 4-5A

Sara's Salsa Company produces its condiments in two types: Extra Fine for restaurant customers and Family Style for home use. Salsa is prepared in department 1 and packaged in department 2. The activities, overhead costs, and drivers associated with these two manufacturing processes and its production support activities follow. Additional production information about its two product lines follows. Using a plantwide overhead rate based on cases, compute the overhead cost that is assigned to each case of Extra Fine Salsa and each case of Family Style Salsa. Using the plantwide overhead rate, determine the total cost per unit for the two products if the direct materials and direct labor cost is 6 per case of Extra Fine and 5 per case of Family Style. If the market price of Extra Fine Salsa is 18 per case and the market price of Family Style Salsa is 9 per case, determine the gross profit per case for each product. What might management conclude about each product line? Using ABC, compute the total cost per case for each product type if the direct labor and direct materials cost is 6 per case of Extra Fine and 5 per case of Family Style. If the market price is 18 per case of Extra Fine and 9 per case of Family Style, determine the gross profit per case for each product. How should management interpret the market prices given your computations? Would your pricing analysis be improved if the company used departmental rates based on machine hours in department 1 and number of cases in department 2, instead of ABC? Explain