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RST Corp. would like to institute an activity-based costing system to price products. The company’s Purchasing Department incurs costs of ₱550,000 per year and has six employees. Purchasing has determined the three major activities that occur during the year. Allocation # of Total Activity Measure People Cost Issuing purchase orders # of purchase orders 1 ₱150,000 Reviewing receiving reports # of receiving reports 2 ₱175,000 Making phone calls # of phone calls 3 ₱225,000 During the year 50,000 phone calls were made in the department; 15,000 purchase orders were issued; and 10,000 shipments were received. Product A required 200 phone calls, 150 receiving reports, and 50 purchase orders. Product B required 350 phone calls, 400 receiving reports, and 100 purchase orders. Required: a. Determine the amount of purchasing department cost that should be assigned to each of these products. b. Determine purchasing department cost per unit if 1,500 units of Product A and 3,000 units of Product B were manufactured during the year

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RST Corp. would like to institute an activity-based costing system to price products. The company’s Purchasing Department incurs costs of ₱550,000 per year and has six employees. Purchasing has determined the three major activities that occur during the year. Allocation # of Total Activity Measure People Cost Issuing purchase orders # of purchase orders 1 ₱150,000 Reviewing receiving reports # of receiving reports 2 ₱175,000 Making phone calls # of phone calls 3 ₱225,000 During the year 50,000 phone calls were made in the department; 15,000 purchase orders were issued; and 10,000 shipments were received. Product A required 200 phone calls, 150 receiving reports, and 50 purchase orders. Product B required 350 phone calls, 400 receiving reports, and 100 purchase orders. Required: a. Determine the amount of purchasing department cost that should be assigned to each of these products. b. Determine purchasing department cost per unit if 1,500 units of Product A and 3,000 units of Product B were manufactured during the year

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Solution

To solve this problem, we need to calculate the cost per activity measure and then allocate the costs to each product based on their usage of each activity.

Step 1: Calculate the cost per activity measure

  • Cost per purchase order = Total cost / Number of purchase orders = ₱150,000 / 15,000 = ₱10 per purchase order
  • Cost per receiving report = Total cost / Number of receiving reports = ₱175,000 / 10,000 = ₱17.5 per receiving report
  • Cost per phone call = Total cost / Number of phone calls = ₱225,000 / 50,000 = ₱4.5 per phone call

Step 2: Allocate the costs to each product

  • Cost for Product A = (200 phone calls * ₱4.5) + (150 receiving reports * ₱17.5) + (50 purchase orders * ₱10) = ₱900 + ₱2625 + ₱500 = ₱4025
  • Cost for Product B = (350 phone calls * ₱4.5) + (400 receiving reports * ₱17.5) + (100 purchase orders * ₱10) = ₱1575 + ₱7000 + ₱1000 = ₱9575

So, the amount of purchasing department cost that should be assigned to each of these products is ₱4025 for Product A and ₱9575 for Product B.

Step 3: Determine purchasing department cost per unit

  • Cost per unit for Product A = Total cost / Number of units = ₱4025 / 1500 = ₱2.68 per unit
  • Cost per unit for Product B = Total cost / Number of units = ₱9575 / 3000 = ₱3.19 per unit

So, the purchasing department cost per unit is ₱2.68 for Product A and ₱3.19 for Product B.

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