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QUESTION38. Aldebaran designs, produces and markets two types of fireworks: Chinese Dragon and Space Tornado. They are made from chemical components assembled in a single workshop.
The production parameters of these two products are given below:
By fireworks (individually)
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Chinese Dragon
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Space Tornado
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Chemical Components / Product
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50
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120
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Workshop labour (in hours)
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2 hours
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2 hours
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Workshop machine (in hours)
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5 hours
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6 hours
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The unit cost of chemical components is $1. Direct labor costs $4 per hour in the shop. The operating costs of the machines are $3.5 per machine hour in the workshop.
The Chinese Dragon is sold for $250 each while the Space Tornado is sold for $350 each. Distribution is carried out by an import-export company which receives a 5% commission on the sales made.
In July, we produced and sold 1,000 Chinese Dragons and 2,000 Space Tornados.
What is the unit margin in $ of a Chinese Dragon?
QUESTION63. BRIOCHE DOREE plans to sell 200,000 donuts at €4 per unit. The margin rate on variable costs is 25%. If BRIOCHE DOREE is at the break-even point at this level of turnover,
QUESTION6. In the full cost method, the analysis centers or cost pools are:
QUESTION33. Inground Sprinkler Supply sells automatic watering systems for large and small gardens. The company decided to adopt an Activity-Based Costing system. Last year, the company recorded €1,000,000 in overhead costs related to the following activities.
Activity
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Cost driver
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Indirect costs
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Purchase
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Number of Purchase Orders
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€ 350,000
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Logistics
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Number of deliveries received
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€ 200,000
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Quality inspection
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Number of inspections
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€ 450,000
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The activities for large and small garden systems are as follows:
Large
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Small
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Number of Purchase Orders
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15,000
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20,000
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Number of deliveries received
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7,500
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12,500
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Number of inspections
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11,500
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11,000
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Based on this method, what is the total amount of overhead that Inground Sprinkler Supply should allocate to large garden systems?
QUESTION12. For distribution costs, the MOST LIKELY cost driver is usually…
QUESTION 76. PremierBed manufactures and markets sheets and duvet cover for the hospitality industry. For the month of June N, the indirect costs of the main analysis centres are distributed as follows.
Indirect cost breakdown table
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Purchasing
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Production
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Marketing
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After Sales
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General Administration
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Indirect costs
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$3,200
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$140,000
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$13,000
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$13,500
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$37,500
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Nature of the allocation base
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$10 in purchases
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Direct Labor Hours
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$100 in sales
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Sales
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Production costs ($)
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You have the following data.
Sheet sales: $740,000
Cost of producing sheets: $503,200
Direct labor hours for the manufacture of sheets: 4,130 hours
Consumable purchases: 200 kg at $6 per kg
Duvet cover sales: $262,400
Production cost of duvet covers: $178,432.
Direct labor hours for duvet covers: 1,470 h
Fabric purchases: 5,000 m for $35,000.
Thread spools purchases: 100 spools at $5.20 each.
What is the cost of an allocation base unit for the Production department?
QUESTION17. Which of the following statements is most likely to be
QUESTION2. Which of the following statements is the
QUESTION61. The company MYSON sells 100,000 vacuum cleaners at €280 per unit. The cost structure is as follows; variable unit cost €250, fixed production costs: €2,000,000. Its customer TASCORAMA is ready to order 20,000 additional vacuum cleaners at 260€, an order that is compatible with MYSON's current industrial capacity.
Do you take the order at this price?
QUESTION 73. Mr. Cloarec is the manager of the restaurant "A la Bonne Crêpe de Quimper".
To solve its profitability problems, he hires you as a management controller.
In 2023, the creperie recorded an operating loss of -€25,700 and Mr. Cloarec wonders if it would be possible to break even for his creperie in the future.
In 2023, the creperie served 5,000 pancakes for a total cost of €55,700.
Specifically, the main cost items are:
* Basic products (buckwheat pancakes, eggs, ham, lettuce...): 17,925 €
* Personnel costs: 28,400 €
* Depreciation (equipment and materials): 2,760 €
* Disposable dishes (cutlery, glasses, napkins, packaging, bags, etc.) 1,380 €
* Miscellaneous costs (administration, heating, electricity): 5,235 €
Mr. Cloarec considers that the costs of food and disposable dishes are expenses that vary in proportion to the number of meals served. Depreciation and miscellaneous costs are fixed costs. As for personnel costs, half are fixed costs, the other half can be considered as variable costs.
The restaurant charges an average of €6 per pancake served.
What is the break-even point in turnover of the creperie?