The following data are for the two products produced by Tadros Company. Product A Product BDirect materials$20 per unit $30 per unit Direct labor hours 0.5 DLH per unit 1.5 DLH per unit Machine hours 0.4 MH per unit 1.2 MH per unit Batches 200 batches 360 batches Volume 16,000 units 3,600 units Engineering modifications 20 modifications 80 modifications Number of customers 800 customers 720 customers Market price$55 per unit $220 per unitThe company's direct labor rate is $20 per direct labor hour (DLH). Additional information follows. Cost Driver Indirect manufacturing Engineering support$53,600 Engineering modifications Electricity 53,600 Machine hoursSetup costs 160,800 Batches Nonmanufacturing Customer service 121,600 Number of customers 1.1 Compute the manufacturing cost per unit using the plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours.
1.2 What is the gross profit per unit?
2.1 How much gross profit is generated by each customer of Product A and Product B using the plantwide overhead rate?
2.2 What is the cost of providing customer service to each customer?
Is the gross profit adequate for each customer of Product A and B using the plantwide overhead rate?
3.1 Determine the manufacturing cost per unit of each product line using ABC.
3.2 What is the gross profit per unit?
4.1 How much gross profit is generated by each customer of Product A and Product B using ABC?
4.2 Is the gross profit adequate for each customer of Product A and B using ABC?
5. Which method of product costing gives better information to managers of this company?
a. Plantwide overhead rate method
b. Departmental overhead rate method
c. Activity-based costing method

Tadros Company

Plantwide method:

                                                     Product A    Product B

1.1. Manufacturing cost per unit         $40            $85

1.2 Gross profit per unit                      $15           $135

2.1 Gross profit per customer        $300           $675

2.2 Customer of customer to each customer is:

= $80

The gross profit is adequate for each customer.

ABC method:

                                                                 Product A    Product B

3.1The Manufacturing cost per unit         $36.26         $101.61

3.2 Gross profit per unit                             $18.74         $118.39

4.1 Gross profit per customer                $374.85        $591.94

4.2 Cost of customer service  to each customer is $80.

The Gross profit per customer is adequate.

5. The ABC product costing method gives better information to managers of Tadros Company.

c. Activity-based costing method                          

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                             Product A                     Product B

Direct materials                   $20 per unit                 $30 per unit

Direct labor hours                0.5 DLH/unit                 1.5 DLH per unit

Total direct labor hours       8,000 (0.5*16,000)       5,400 (1.5*3,600)

Direct labor costs                $160,000 ($20*8,000) $108,000 ($20*5,400)

Machine hours                     0.4 MH per unit            1.2 MH per unit

Batches                                200 batches                 360 batches

Volume                                16,000 units                  3,600 units

Engineering modifications  20 modifications          80 modifications

Number of customers         800 customers            720 customers

Market price                        $55 per unit                 $220 per unit

Direct labor rate  = $20 per direct labor hour (DLH).

Overhead rates based:

a. Plantwide Method:

Total manufacturing overhead costs/Total direct labor hours

$268,000/13,400 = $20

Cost of production:

                                                       Product A        Product B

Direct materials per unit               $320,000         $90,000

Direct labor hours per unit DLH      160,000          108,000

Overhead costs                                160,000          108,000

Total production costs                  $640,000       $306,000

Volume                                          16,000 units     3,600 units

Manufacturing cost per unit         $40                   $85

Income Statement:

                                                     Product A        Product B

Sales Revenue ($55 and $220)  $880,000      $792,000

Total production costs                   640,000        306,000

Gross profit                                  $240,000      $486,000

Volume                                       16,000 units     3,600 units

Gross profit per unit                       $15                $135

Gross profit                                  $240,000      $486,000

Customers                                  800 customers  720 customers

Gross profit per customer          $300              $675

b. Departmental Method:

c. ABC Method:

Additional information follows:

Cost Pools                     Overhead       Costs Driver

Indirect manufacturing

Engineering support      $ 53,600      Engineering modifications

Electricity                           53,600       Machine hours

Setup costs                      160,800       Batches

Nonmanufacturing

Customer service             121,600      Number of customers

Overhead rate using ABC:

Cost Pools                     Overhead       Costs Driver                    Rates

Indirect manufacturing

Engineering support      $ 53,600      100 modifications         = $536

Electricity                           53,600       10,720 Machine hours        $5

Setup costs                      160,800       560 Batches                   $287

Customer service             136,800      1,520 customers              $90

Cost of production:

                                                      Product A        Product B

Direct materials per unit              $320,000         $90,000

Direct labor hours per unit DLH     160,000          108,000

Overhead costs:

Engineering support                         10,720            42,880

Electricity                                          32,000            21,600

Setup costs                                      57,400          103,320

Total production costs                $580,120       $365,800

Volume                                        16,000 units     3,600 units

Manufacturing cost per unit         $36.26        $101.61

Income Statement:

                                                     Product A        Product B

Sales Revenue ($55 and $220)  $880,000      $792,000

Total production costs                    580,120        365,800

Gross profit                                   $299,880     $426,200

Volume                                       16,000 units     3,600 units

Gross profit per unit                     $18.74           $118.39

Gross profit                              $299,880                   $426,200

Customers                               800 customers           720 customers

Gross profit per customer      $374.85                       $591.94

Total production costs             $580,120                   $365,800

Customers                               800 customers           720 customers

Cost per customer                  $725.15                       $508.06

Customer service costs

Customer service             $121,600/1,520 = $80

answer; comparing the additional benefits and costs;