Vance Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos Insulation and related products from buildings. The company's estimator has been involved in a long-simmering dispute with the on-site work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimator does not adequately distinguish between routine work, such as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes, and non-routine work, such as removing asbestos contaminated ceiling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that non-routine work is far more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sums up his position in this way: "My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply the square metres by $4,200 per thousand square metres to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $3,200 per thousand square metres, that leaves enough cushion to take care of the additional costs of non-routine work that shows up. Besides, it is difficult to know what is routine or not routine until you actually start tearing things apart." To shed light on this controversy, the company initiated an ABC study of all of its costs. Data from the ABC system follow, Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Total Activity Removing asbestos Thousands of square metres 500,000 m2 Estimating and job setup Number of jobs 240 jobs Working on non-routine jobs Number of non-routine jobs 32 non-routine Jobs Other costs of idle capacity and Not applicable; these costs are not organization-sustaining costs) allocated to jobs. * The total number of jobs includes non-routine jobs as well as routine Jobs, Non-routine jobs as well as routine Jobs require estimating and setup work Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cost $ 220,000 630,000 86,000 64,000 206,000 394,000 $1,600,000 Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Distribution of Resource Consumption across Activity Cost Pools Removing Estimating and Working on Non- Asbestos Job Setup routine Jobs Other 40 109 354 15$ 75% e 25% 04 454 09 40% 159 509 15% 25% 10% 10% 404 305 201 504 04 45% 59 Total 100% 100 100 100% 100% 100% Required: 1. Perform the first stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools. (Do not leave any empty spaces; input a 0 wherever it is required.) Removing Asbestou Estimating and Job Setup Working on Non- routine Jobs Other Totals 0 0 0 Wages and salaries Disposal fees Equipment depreciation On-site supplies Office expenses Licensing and insurance Total cost 0 0 $ 0 0 OS 05 $ 0 $ 2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Activity Cost Pool Removing asbestos Estimating and job setup Working on non-routine jobs Activity Rate per thousand square metres per job per non-routine job 3. Using the activity rates you have computed, determine the total cost and the average cost per thousand square me the following jobs according to the ABC system: a. A routine 2,000-square-metre asbestos removal job. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Total cost of the job Average cost per thousand square metres b. A routine 4,000-square-metre asbestos removaljob. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Total cost of the job Cost per thousand square metres c. A non-routine 2,000-square-metre asbestos removal job. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Total cost of the job Cost per thousand square metres
