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4-1 Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts Thomas P. Edmonds Bor-Yi Tsay Philip R. Olds Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin Fifth Edition
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4-2 CHAPTER 4 Cost Accumulation, Tracing, and Allocation
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4-3 Chapter Opening Managers must have reliable cost estimates to: Price products. Evaluate performance. Control operations. Prepare financial statements. Managers must have reliable cost estimates to: Price products. Evaluate performance. Control operations. Prepare financial statements. What does it cost?
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4-4 Learning Objective LO1 Identify cost objects and cost drivers.
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4-5 Determine the Cost of Cost Objects Cost accumulation begins with identifying: 1.Cost objects 2.Cost drivers A cost object is any activity, product, or service to which accountants wish to trace costs.
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4-6 Use of Cost Drivers to Accumulate Costs Machine hours Miles driven Labor hours Units produced A cost driver is any factor that causes or “drives” an activity’s costs
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4-7 Accumulated Minutes Rate per Cost Talked Minute Minutes Talked Total Long Distance Telephone Bill = Minutes talked is the cost driver. Use of Cost Drivers to Accumulate Costs
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4-8 Estimated Versus Actual Cost Potential Inaccuracies TimelyRelevant Estimated Costs Managers use estimated costs to make decisions about the future.
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4-9 Learning Objective LO2 Distinguish direct costs from indirect costs.
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4-10 In Style, Inc. Department Store pays a bonus to each department manager based on departmental sales. The incentive has increased departmental sales, but departmental profits have not increased accordingly. Management has decided to base future bonuses on department profitability. In Style, Inc. Department Store pays a bonus to each department manager based on departmental sales. The incentive has increased departmental sales, but departmental profits have not increased accordingly. Management has decided to base future bonuses on department profitability. Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs
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4-11 The first step in the development of the new bonus strategy is to determine the costs of each department. Costs that can be traced to departments in a cost-effective manner are called direct costs. Costs that cannot be traced to departments in a cost-effective manner are called indirect costs. The first step in the development of the new bonus strategy is to determine the costs of each department. Costs that can be traced to departments in a cost-effective manner are called direct costs. Costs that cannot be traced to departments in a cost-effective manner are called indirect costs. Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs
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4-12 Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs
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4-13 Learning Objective LO3 Allocate indirect costs to cost objects.
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4-14 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments Identify the most appropriate cost driver for each indirect cost. Indirect costs should be allocated to reflect how the departments consume resources. The cost drivers of In Style, Inc. are:
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4-15 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments Use a two-step process to allocate indirect costs: Allocation rate = total cost ÷ cost driver activity. Allocated cost = allocation rate × weight of the cost driver activity.
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4-16 $9,360 ÷ 3 departments = $3,120 per department $3,120 × 1 department = $3,120 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-17 $18,400 ÷ 23,000 square feet = $0.80 per square foot $0.80 × 12,000 Women’s square feet = $9,600 $0.80 × 7,000 Men’s square feet = $5,600 $0.80 × 4,000 Children’s square feet = $3,200 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-18 $2,300 ÷ 23,000 square feet = $0.10 per square foot $0.10 × 12,000 Women’s square feet = $1,200 $0.10 × 7,000 Men’s square feet = $700 $0.10 × 4,000 Children’s square feet = $400 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-19 $7,200 ÷ $360,000 sales = $0.02 per sales dollar $0.02 × $190,000 Women’s sales = $3,800 $0.02 × $110,000 Men’s sales = $2,200 $0.02 × $60,000 Children’s sales = $1,200 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-20 $900 ÷ $360,000 sales = $0.0025 per sales dollar $0.0025 × $190,000 Women’s sales = $475 $0.0025 × $110,000 Men’s sales = $275 $0.0025 × $60,000 Children’s sales = $150 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-21 Allocating Indirect Costs to Departments
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4-22 Learning Objective LO4 Select appropriate cost drivers for allocating indirect costs.
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4-23 Using Volume Measures to Allocate Variable Overhead Costs Increases in the volume of production will cause variable overhead costs to increase. Volume measures serve as good cost drivers for the allocation of variable overhead. Units Produced Labor Hours Materials Used
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4-24 Filmier Furniture Company Production and Cost Information Use the two-step process to allocate indirect materials cost using the three volume measures as cost drivers. Using Volume Measures to Allocate Variable Overhead Costs
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4-25 $60,000 ÷ 5,000 units = $12 per unit $12 per unit × 4,000 chairs = $48,000 $12 per unit × 1,000 desks = $12,000 Using Volume Measures to Allocate Variable Overhead Costs
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4-26 $60,000 ÷ 6,000 hours = $10 per hour $10 per hour × 3,500 hours = $35,000 $10 per hour × 2,500 hours = $25,000 Using Volume Measures to Allocate Variable Overhead Costs
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4-27 $60,000 ÷ $1,500,000 of direct material = $0.04 per dollar of direct material $0.04 per $ × $1,000,000 = $40,000 $0.04 per $ × $500,000 = $20,000 Using Volume Measures to Allocate Variable Overhead Costs
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4-28 Selecting the Best Cost Driver So which volume measure should I use? Judgment and reasoning are necessary. Considerations Relationship between cost driver activity and use of resources. Availability of information. Judgment and reasoning are necessary. Considerations Relationship between cost driver activity and use of resources. Availability of information.
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4-29 Allocating Fixed Overhead Costs Objective Distribute a fair share of the overhead cost to each product. There are no volume based cost drivers for fixed overhead.
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4-30 Allocating Fixed Overhead Costs Lednicky Bottling Company Information Use the two-step process to allocate the fixed rental cost to units sold and to units in ending inventory.
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4-31 Allocating Fixed Overhead Costs $28,000 ÷ 2,000,000 units = $0.014 per unit $0.014 per unit × 1,800,000 units = $25,200 $0.014 per unit × 200,000 units = $2,800
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4-32 Learning Objective LO5 Allocate costs to solve timing problems.
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4-33 Allocating fixed costs can be complicated when the volume of production varies from month to month. If prices are based on these costs, units produced in January will be priced higher than those produced in February. Will customers think this is reasonable? Allocating Costs to Solve Timing Problems
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4-34 Allocating Costs to Solve Timing Problems We solve this problem by using estimated costs and estimated production for the year to obtain a predetermined overhead rate (POHR). Estimated overhead for the year Estimated allocation base for the year POHR = $36,000 18,000 units POHR = = $2.00 per unit $2.00 allocated to each unit produced for all months during the year.
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4-35 Learning Objective LO6 Explain the benefits and detriments of allocating pooled costs.
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4-36 Aggregating and Disaggregating Individual Costs into Cost Pools Utilities Cost Pool Electricity WaterGas Frequently, companies accumulate many individual costs into a single cost pool. Pooling should be limited to costs with common cost drivers.
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4-37 Learning Objective LO7 Allocate joint product costs.
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4-38 Joint products – products resulting from a process with a common input. Split-off point – the stage of processing where joint products are separated. Joint costs – costs of processing joint products prior to the split-off point. Joint products – products resulting from a process with a common input. Split-off point – the stage of processing where joint products are separated. Joint costs – costs of processing joint products prior to the split-off point. Allocating Joint Costs Joint Costs Product
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4-39 Joint Input Common Production Process Final Sale Final Sale Split-Off Point Joint Costs OilGasoline Separate Processing Separate Processing Costs Separate Processing Separate Processing Costs Allocating Joint Costs
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4-40 Joint material cost = $275,000 Common Production Process Split-Off Point Joint conversion cost = $225,000 OilGasoline Relative Sales Value Method $200,000 sales value at split-off point $600,000 sales value at split-off point
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4-41 Relative Sales Value Method
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4-42 $225,000 joint conversion cost plus $275,000 joint material cost Relative Sales Value Method
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4-43 Learning Objective LO8 Recognize the effects of cost allocation on employee motivation.
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4-44 Cost Allocation: The Human Factor Is it fair to divide the College of Business’s copy budget equally? I think we should consider the number of faculty. I think we should consider the number of students.
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4-45 Let’s see how the allocation of budgeted amounts will effect the different departments. We will begin by allocating based on the number of faculty in each department. Let’s see how the allocation of budgeted amounts will effect the different departments. We will begin by allocating based on the number of faculty in each department. Cost Allocation: The Human Factor
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4-46 Who is happy? Who is unhappy? $36,000 ÷ 72 faculty = $500 per faculty member $500 × 29 faculty members = $14,500 $500 × 16 faculty members = $8,000 $500 × 12 faculty members = $6,000 $500 × 15 faculty members = $7,500 Now let’s allocate the $36,000 budget based on the number of students in each department.
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4-47 Who is happy? Who is unhappy? $36,000 ÷ 1,200 students = $30 per student $30 per student × 330 students = $9,900 $30 per student × 360 students = $10,800 $30 per student × 290 students = $8,700 $30 per student × 220 students = $6,600
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4-48 Learning Objective LO9 Allocate service department costs to operating departments. (Appendix)
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4-49 Allocating Service Center Costs – Direct Method First-stage Allocations Second-stage Allocations Personnel Service Department Secretarial Service Department Civil Operating Department Criminal Operating Department Cases
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4-50 Allocating Service Center Costs – Step Method Personnel Service Department Secretarial Service Department Civil Operating Department Criminal Operating Department Cases First-stage Allocations Second-stage Allocations
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4-51 End of Chapter 4
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