QUESTION 1

30 marks

Sutherland University offers only high-tech graduate-level programs. It has two principal operating departments, Engineering and Computer Sciences, and two support departments, Facility and Enrolment Services. The base used to allocate Facility is budgeted total maintenance hours. The base used to allocate Enrolment Services is number of credit hours for a department. The following chart summarizes budgeted amounts and allocation-base amounts used by each department:

Support Departments

Operating Departments

Budgeted costs Maintenance hours Credit hours

Required:

Facility

$350,000 Zero 16,000

Enrolment

$950,000 1,000 Zero

Engineering

$1,500,000 2,000 24,000

Computer Sciences $2,000,000 5,000 36,000

1. (a)Using the direct method, what amount of support department costs will be allocated to the Engineering department?
2. (b)Using the step-down method, what amount of support department costs will be allocated to the Engineering department if the service department with the highest dollar amount is allocated first?
3. (c)Describe the key features of the reciprocal method and express support department costs and reciprocal relationships in the form of linear equations.
4. (d)What is conceptually the most defensible method for allocating support- department costs? Why?

(10 marks) (10 marks)

(5 marks) (5 marks)

QUESTION 2

40 marks

Amber Company uses a standard cost system and sets predetermined overhead rates on the basis of direct labour hours. The following data are taken from the company's budget for the current year.

Denominator activity

Variable manufacturing overhead (9,000 direct labour hours @$3.80) Fixed manufacturing overhead cost

Predetermined overhead rate ( $97,2009,000 direct labour hours)

The standard cost card for the company's only product is given below:

4,500 units $34,200 $63,000 $10.80

Standard cost Per Unit

$10.40 18.00 7.60 14.00 $50.00

Standard Quantity or hours

Direct materials 4 kilograms

Standard price or rate

$2.60 per kilogram $9 per direct labour hour $3.80 per direct labour hour $7 per direct labour hour

Direct labour Variable overhead Fixed overhead

Total standard cost

2 direct labour hours 2 direct labour hours 2 direct labour hours

During the year, the company produced 4,800 units of product and incurred the following costs:

Direct materials purchased

Direct materials used.

Direct labour

Variable manufacturing overhead cost Fixed manufacturing overhead cost

Required:

Quantity 30,000 kilograms 20,000 kilograms 10,000 hours

Amount $75,000

$86,000 $35,900 $64,800

(12 marks) (18 marks)

(10 marks)

1. (a)Prepare an analysis of the variances for materials and labour for the year.
2. (b)Prepare an analysis of the variances for variable and fixed overhead for the year.
3. (c)Based on the results from your analysis above, comment on the cost control efficiency of the company.

QUESTION 3

Yokohama Company produces baseball bats for kids that it sells for $36 each. At capacity, the company can produce 50,000 bats a year although company is currently producing and selling 40,000 bats. The costs of producing and selling 50,000 bats are as follows:

30 marks

Direct materials

Direct manufacturing labour Variable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses

Fixed selling expenses

Total costs

Required:

Cost per Bat

$13 5 2 6 3 2 $31

Total costs

$650,000 250,000 100,000 300,000 150,000 100,000

$1,550,000

1. (a)Bench Company wants to place a one-time special order for 10,000 bats at $23 each. Yokohama Company will incur no variable selling costs for this special order. Should Yokohama Company accept this one-time special order? Show your calculations.
2. (b)If Yokohama Company is currently producing and selling 50,000 bats, on financial consideration alone should Yokohama Company accept this one-time special order?
3. (c)Identify and briefly discuss other factors Yokohama Company should consider in deciding whether to accept the one-time special order

(15 marks)

(10 marks) (5 marks)