Updraft Systems, Inc., makes paragliders for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard
Question:
Updraft Systems, Inc., makes paragliders for sale through specialty sporting goods stores. The company has a standard paraglider model, but also makes custom-designed paragliders. Management has designed an activity-based costing system with the following activity cost pools and activity rates:
Activity Cost Pool Activity Rate
Supporting manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . $18 per direct labor-hour
Order processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192 per order
Custom designing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $261 per custom design
Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $426 per customer
Management would like an analysis of the profitability of a particular customer, Eagle Wings, which has ordered the following products over the last 12 months:
The company's direct labor rate is $19 per hour.
Required:
Using the company's activity-based costing system, compute the customer margin of EagleWings.
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Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9780073526706
12th Edition
Authors: Ray H. Garrison, Eric W. Noreen, Peter C. Brewer