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The Traditional and Activity Based Costing System

   

Added on  2021-05-31

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IntroductionSewing Easy Ltd is accompany that have operated for 2 years producing sewing machines. The firm currently produces two models; basic and advance. In the year 2017 the firm made a profit and the management is contented that the firm is performing effectively. On their quest to enter a new business phase they are planning to sell to an oversee buyer. The buyer is however only interested in buying the advance model. The manager is concerned, and this task have been conducted to address the concerns. The traditional and Activity Based costing system will be reviewed in a bid to assist gauge the reason for the sole interest in the advance model.1.Current traditional costing systemBasic modelUnits produced 1600Direct material $ 325Direct labour $ 150Overhead costsInspection $ 20000Assembly $ 90000Product scheduling $ 105000Machine set-up $ 35000Total overhead cost $250000Overhead allocated to the basic model using machine hours.¿46008000250000=$143750overheadcostperunit=1437501600=$89.84Total cost per unitDirect material $ 325Direct labour $150Overhead $ 89.84Cost per unit $564.84

Advance modelUnits produced 1500Direct material cost per unit $ 560Direct labour per unit $260 Total overhead $250000Overhead allocated 34008000250000=$106250Cost per unit¿1062501500=$70.83Total cost per unitDirect material $560Direct labour $260Overhead $70.83Cost per unit $890.832.Activity based costing systemBasic modelDistribution of the overhead costTaskDriverAllocationInspectionInspection20095020000=$4210.53Assembly Machine hours4600800090000=$51750Product schedulingRuns50550105000=$9545.45Machine set-upSet-up10035035000=10000Total$75505.98Cost per unit¿75505,981600=$47.19Total cost per unitDirect labour $ 325Direct labour $ 150Overhead $47.19

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