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Chapter 19: Q.37PGA-1 (page 1077)

Question:Low Range produces fleece jackets. The company uses JIT costing for its JIT production system.

Low Range has two inventory accounts: Raw and In-Process Inventory and

Finished Goods Inventory. On March 1, 2018, the account balances were Raw and In-Process Inventory, \(9,000; Finished Goods Inventory, \)1,700.

The standard cost of a jacket is \(40, composed of \)12 direct materials plus \(28 conversion costs. Data for March’s activities follow:

Number of jackets completed 15,000

Number of jackets sold (on account, for \)50 each) 14,600

Direct materials purchased (on account) \( 177,500

Conversion costs incurred \) 521,000

Requirements

1. What are the major features of a JIT production system such as that of Low Range?

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Answer

JIT system has major features like frequent deliveries of inventories, reliable relationships with suppliers, work cell production facility, and demand pull production.

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JIT Production System

The just-in-time production system is a cost system in which the products are produced just in time to on getting the order. The raw materials under this system are procured just in time for starting production. The production is done in small batches of goods.

02

Features of the JIT production system

JIT production system has the following features –

a) Under the just-in-time production system, inventories are delivered frequently in small quantities. The deliveries are guaranteed with close to zero defect rate.

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The Oakman Company (see Short Exercise S19-1) has refined its allocation system by separating manufacturing overhead costs into two cost pools—one for each department. The estimated costs for the Mixing Department, \(510,000, will be allocated based on direct labor hours, and the estimated direct labor hours for the year are 170,000. The estimated costs for the Packaging Department, \)300,000, will be allocated based on machine hours, and the estimated machine hours for the year are 40,000. In October, the company incurred 38,000 direct labor hours in the Mixing Department and 10,000 machine hours in the Packaging Department.

Requirements

1. Compute the predetermined overhead allocation rates. Round to two decimal places.

Harcourt Pharmaceuticals manufactures an over-the-counter allergy medication. The company sells both large commercial containers of 1,000 capsules to health care facilities and travel packs of 20 capsules to shops in airports, train stations, and hotels. The following information has been developed to determine if an activity-based costing system would be beneficial:

Activity Estimated Estimated Quantity

Indirect Cost Allocation Base of Allocation Base

Materials handling \( 96,000 Number of kilos 24,000 kilos

Packaging 210,000 Number of machine hours 3,000 hours

Quality assurance 114,000 Number of samples 1,900 samples

Total indirect costs \) 420,000

Other production information includes the following:

Commercial Containers Travel Packs

Units produced 2,800 containers 51,000 packs

Weight in kilos 9,800 5,100

Machine hours 1,960 510

Number of samples 560 765

Requirements

2. Compute the predetermined overhead allocation rate for each activity.

PetSmart, Inc. is a large specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the needs of pets. In addition to selling pet food and pet products, PetSmart also offers dog grooming services including bath, nail trim, teeth brushing, aromatherapy to reduce everyday stress, and nail polish and stickers. PetSmart even offers a Top Dog service that includes a premium shampoo, milk bath conditioner, scented cologne spritz, teeth brushing, and bandana or bow.

Assume PetSmart, Inc. expects to incur \(380,000 of indirect costs this year. The company allocates indirect costs based on the following activities:

___________________________________________________________________

Activity Estimated Allocation Base Estimated Quantity

Cost of Allocation

Base____

Admission \) 60,000 Number of admissions 20,000

Cleaning 240,000 Cleaning direct labor hours 100,000

Grooming 80,000 Grooming direct labor hours 4,000

Total indirect costs $ 380,000________________________________________

Requirements

1. Calculate the predetermined overhead allocation rate for each activity.

Question:Blanchette Plant Service completed a special landscaping job for Kerry Company. Blanchette uses ABC and has the following predetermined overhead allocation rates:

Activity Predetermined

Allocation Base Overhead Allocation Rate

Designing Number of designs \( 290 per design

Planting Number of plants \) 20 per plant

The Kerry job included \(750 in plants; \)1,300 in direct labor; one design; and 30 plants.

Requirements

1. What is the total cost of the Kerry job?

Bubba and Danny are college friends planning a skiing trip to Killington before the new year. They estimated the following for the trip:

Estimated Activity Allocation

Costs Allocation Base Bubba Danny

Food \( 400 Pounds of food eaten 24 26

Skiing 300 Number of lift tickets 2 0

Lodging 280 Number of nights 2 2

\) 980

Requirements

2. Danny does not like the idea of sharing the costs equally because he plans to stay in the room rather than ski. Danny suggests that each type of cost be allocated to each person based on the above-listed allocation bases. Using the activity allocation for each person, calculate the amount that each person would pay based on his own consumption of the activity.
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