Way Cool produces two different models of air conditioners. The company produces the mechanical systems in its components department. The mechanical systems are combined with the housing assembly in its finishing department. The activities, costs, and drivers associated with these two manufacturing processes and the production support process follow.
Process | Activity | Overhead Cost | Driver | Quantity |
Components | Changeover | | $ | 476,000 | | Number of batches | 770 |
| Machining | | | 307,000 | | Machine hours | 8,410 |
| Setups | | | 229,000 | | Number of setups | 140 |
| | | $ | 1,012,000 | | | |
Finishing | Welding | | $ | 192,000 | | Welding hours | 5,700 |
| Inspecting | | | 224,000 | | Number of inspections | 905 |
| Rework | | | 64,500 | | Rework orders | 230 |
| | | $ | 480,500 | | | |
Support | Purchasing | | $ | 145,000 | | Purchase orders | 465 |
| Providing space | | | 33,500 | | Number of units | 4,870 |
| Providing utilities | | | 69,000 | | Number of units | 4,870 |
| | | $ | 247,500 | | | |
Additional production information concerning its two product lines follows.
| Model 145 | Model 212 |
Units produced | | 1,800 | | | 3,070 | |
Welding hours | | 2,600 | | | 3,100 | |
Batches | | 385 | | | 385 | |
Number of inspections | | 505 | | | 400 | |
Machine hours | | 3,050 | | | 5,360 | |
Setups | | 70 | | | 70 | |
Rework orders | | 120 | | | 110 | |
Purchase orders | | 310 | | | 155 | |
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1. Determine departmental overhead rates and compute the overhead cost per unit for each product line. Base your overhead assignment for the components department on machine hours. Use welding hours to assign overhead costs to the finishing department. Assign costs to the support department based on a number of purchase orders.
Components Department Model 145 | Activity Driver | Departmental OH Rate | Total Overhead Cost | Components | | | $0 | Finishing | | | $0 | Support | | | $0 | Model 212 | Activity Driver | Departmental OH Rate | Total Overhead Cost | Components | | | $0 | Finishing | | | $0 | Support | | | $0 | |
2. Determine the total cost per unit for each product line if the direct labor and direct materials costs per unit are $190 for Model 145 and $210 for Model 212.
| | Model 145 | Model 212 | Materials and Labor per unit | | | Overhead cost per unit | | | Total cost per unit | | | |
3. If the market price for Model 145 is $2,000 and the market price for Model 212 is $320, determine the profit or loss per unit for each model.
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| | Model 145 | Model 212 | Market price per unit | | | Cost per unit | | | Profit (loss) per unit | | | |