Prepare an action analysis report in good form of a job


Imai Draperies makes custom draperies for homes and businesses. The company uses an activity-based costing system for its overhead costs. The company has provided the following data concerning its annual overhead costs and its activity cost pools.

Overhead costs:


Production overhead

$240,000

Office expense

160,000

Total

$400,000

Distribution of resource consumption:


Making

Job



Activity Cost Pools

Drapes

Support

Other

Total

Production overhead

35%

45%

20%

100%

Office expense

15%

55%

30%

100%

The "Other" activity cost pool consists of the costs of idle capacity and organization sustaining costs.

The amount of activity for the year is as follows:

Activity Cost Pool

Annual Activity

Making drapes

4,000 yards

Job support

100 jobs

Other

Not applicable

Required:

a. Prepare the first-stage allocation of overhead costs to the activity cost pools by filling in the table below:


Making

Job




Drapes

Support

Other

Total

Production overhead





Office expense





Total





b. Compute the activity rates (i.e., cost per unit of activity) for the Making Drapes and Job Support activity cost pools by filling in the table below:


Making

Job


Drapes

Support

Production overhead



Office expense



Total



c. Prepare an action analysis report in good form of a job that involves making 53 yards of drapes and has direct materials and direct labor cost of $1,480. The sales revenue from this job is $5,200. For purposes of this action analysis report, direct materials and direct labor should be classified as a Green cost; production overhead as a Red cost; and office expense as a Yellow cost.

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