Bugaboo Co. manufactures three types of cookies: Fluffs, Crinkles, and Snaps. The production process is relatively simple, and factory overhead costs are allocated to products using a single plantwide factory rate based on direct labor hours. Information for the month of May, Bugaboo's first month of operations, follows: Budgeted Unit Volume Direct Labor Hours per unit
Fluffs 80,000 boxes 0.10
Crinkles 60,000 boxes 0.20
Snaps 20,000 boxes 0.50
Bugaboo has budgeted direct labor costs for May at $8.50 per hour. Budgeted direct materials costs for May are: Fluffs, $0.75/unit; Crinkles $0.40/unit; and Snaps $0.30/unit. Bugaboo's budgeted overhead costs for May are:
Indirect Labor $280,000
Utilities $65,000
Supplies $45,000
Depreciation $30,000
Total $420,000
Assume that Bugaboo sells all the boxes it produces in May.
A. Compute Bugaboo's plantwide factory overhead rate for May.
B. Compute May's product cost for each type of cookie.
Cost per box Fluffs Crinkles Snaps
Total manufacturing cost